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The Bluest Eye
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The Bluest Eye Prebound - 2007

de Toni Morrison


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The Bluest Eye is a 1970 novel by American author Toni Morrison. It is Morrison's first novel, written while Morrison was teaching at Howard University and was raising her two sons on her own. The story is about a year in the life of a young black girl in Lorain, Ohio named Pecola Breedlove. It takes place against the backdrop of America's Midwest as well as in the years following the Great Depression. 

Brutal in its depictions of racism, incest, and child molestation, The Bluest Eye has remained on the often-challenged and banned books list almost every year since its publication.

Información de la editorial

Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl, prays every day for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for normalcy, for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to finally fit in.Yet as her dream grows more fervent, her life slowly starts to disintegrate in the face of adversity and strife. A powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity, Toni Morrison's virtuosic first novel asks powerful questions about race, class, and gender with the subtlety and grace that have always characterized her writing.

Identificación de primeras ediciones

Quite scarce! Morrison's first novel was published by Holt Rinehart Winston in New York, 1970. The first edition is stated on the copyright page, and the jacket is priced at $5.95.

Detalles

  • Título The Bluest Eye
  • Autor Toni Morrison
  • Encuadernación Prebound
  • Páginas 205
  • Volúmenes 1
  • Idioma ENG
  • Editorial Perfection Learning
  • Fecha de publicación 2007
  • ISBN 9781606866801 / 160686680X
  • Peso 0.65 libras (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensiones 7.7 x 5 x 0.8 pulgadas (19.56 x 12.70 x 2.03 cm)
  • Nivel de lectura 920
  • Library of Congress subjects Bildungsromans, African Americans
  • Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2007276261
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC