Happy Belated Birthday, Toni Morrison.
Nobel Laureate and author of Beloved, The Bluest Eye and Tar Baby.
Quotes from the mind and works of Toni Morrison:
The Goal of the Book Babe is to raise awareness to the importance of reading and new authors (especially females). To spark creativity and originality among it followers, to get more books into the hands of readers and finally to provide book reviews.
Showing posts with label Toni Morrison. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Toni Morrison. Show all posts
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Monday, March 14, 2016
A woman I want to be like.....
On this day of Women's History month I would like to draw attention to the beautiful Nobel Prize winning author, Toni Morrison. I was introduced to Miss. Morrison by my aunt; who at the time was reading Beloved. She gave me the book after she finished and if had a profound affect on me. Never had I read something so haunting but so beautifully written. It remains one of my favorite books. Some of her other works in include The Bluest Eye, Tar Baby, Home, and God Bless the Child. Morrison is not only an accomplished author but a civil rights activists and she is has even lead discussions on the importance of fighting against censorship. For more information one her and her books visit tonimorrisonsociety.org
Here are just a few of the Quotes by Morrison that I love:
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Banned Book of the Day
Banned Book of the Day; Beloved by Toni Morrison. It has been challenged for “sexual material”, “violence”, and “inappropriate topics”.
Here is the synopsis:
Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby.
Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. Her new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved.
Have you read this book? If so, please share your thoughts in the comment section of this post!
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Happy International Women's Day!!!
On this International Women's Day The Bookbabe would like to uplift every female author (both published and unpublished) who has been brave enough to give away a part of themselves in their writings!
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Toni Morrison Anniversay!
21 years ago today Author Toni Morrison became the first African American woman to win a Noble Prize for Literature. According to the Nobel committee she won because her "novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality"! Hats off to Ms. Morrison who continues to be a living declaration that words can free not only the writer but also the reader! #authorswelove #tonimorrison #books
*the quote is from their website*
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Book We Love
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Here is the synopsis:
Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. And Sethe’s new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved. Filled with bitter poetry and suspense as taut as a rope, Beloved is a towering achievement.
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