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Toni Morrison

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Toni Morrison (English: Toni Morrison, February 18, 1931 - August 5, 2019), formerly known as Chloe Adelina Wofford, was an African-American female writer and an important creator of African American literature and black literature. His major works include "The Bluest Eye", "Sula", "Beloved", etc. Morrison has won many literary awards, including the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Category
Writers
Nationality
United States
Born
1931-02-18
Died
2019-08-05
Wikidata
Q72334
Occupations writernovelistScript writeruniversity teacherpoetchildren's literature writeraudiobook narratorAcquisition and editingessayist
Aliases Chloe Anthony WoffordChloe Anthony Wofford MorrisonChloe Anthony Wofford-MorrisonChloe Ardelia WoffordToni MorrisonToni Morrison

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