Toni Morrison’s Best Books: A Guide
A report from Nytimes says Toni Morrison’s novels reveal a deeply American desire for freedom and adventure, and that one of her work’s great joys lies in always finding something new to discover. The piece notes she won the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and quotes a New York Times critic on her unusual range of prose.
Reading Morrison can be daunting; the guide recommends starting with her Nobel Lecture, a slim 10 pages and a powerful meditation on why we read, why writers write, and why it matters. The lecture includes the lines: "We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language.
That may be the measure of our lives." The guide highlights The Bluest Eye, Beloved and Song of Solomon.
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