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Born February 18, 1931 in Lorain

Died August 5, 2019

Chloe Anthony Wofford "Toni" Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019) was an American novelist and editor. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song of Solomon (1977) brought her national attention and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 1988, Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved (1987). Some of her other works include Sula (1973) and the short story "Recitatif" (1983). Born and raised in Lorain, Ohio, Morrison graduated from Howard University in 1953 with a B.A. in English.

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