Moving Morrison Beyond the Literary Classroom
Toni Morrison Society celebrates 10 years, encourages readers of all ages to know the author
By Robin V. Smiles
Mention one of Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison’s seven critically acclaimed novels to a friend and you will most likely be met with a familiar protest: “Beloved? I just couldn’t get through it”; “Paradise? I never did figure out what was going on there.” Clearly, the word around town about Morrison is that her novels are just too complex and too difficult for the average reader to engage.
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