Description
"Knowledge is what's important, you know? Not the erasure, but the confrontation of it." -- TONI MORRISON In this wide-ranging collection of thought-provoking interviews -- including her first and last -- Toni Morrison (whom President Barrack Obama called a "national treasure") details not only her writing life, but also her other careers as a teacher, and as a publisher, as well as the gripping story of her family. In fact, Morrison reveals here that her Nobel Prize-winning novels, such as Beloved and Song of Solomon, were born out of her family's stories -- such as those of her great-grandmother, born a slave, or her father, escaping the lynch mobs of the South. With an introduction by her close friend, poet Nikki Giovani, Morrison hereby weaves yet another fascinating and inspiring narrative -- that of herself.
Details
Author: |
Melville House |
Introduction by: |
Nikki Giovanni |
ISBN 10: |
1612198732 |
Pages: |
192 |
Publisher: |
Melville House Publishing |
Publication Date: |
July 7, 2020 |
Binding: |
Paperback |
Weight: |
0.44lbs |