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MORRISON, TONI, 1931 to 2019

Toni Morrison

African American novelist, essayist, and academic.

Books: 16
Editions tracked: 29
First editions: 15
Nationality: United States

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Earliest first editionThe Bluest EyeHolt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970 Most editions trackedParadise3 editions

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1970The Bluest EyeHolt, Rinehart and Winston
1977Song of Solomondistributed by Random House
1981Tar BabyChatto & Windus
1987BelovedChatto & Windus
1992JazzChatto & Windus
1992Playing in the DarkHarvard University Press
1997ParadiseRandom House Audio
1998The Big BoxJump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children
2003LoveChatto & Windus
2008A MercyChatto & Windus
2012HomeChatto & Windus
2015God Help the ChildChatto & Windus
2017The Origin of OthersHarvard University Press
2019The Source of Self-RegardKnopf
2022RecitatifKnopf

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The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison · first published 1970

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Sula

Toni Morrison · first published 1973

Knopf;distributed by Random House1974 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
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Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison · first published 1977

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Tar Baby

Toni Morrison · first published 1981

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Beloved

Toni Morrison · first published 1987

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Jazz

Toni Morrison · first published 1992

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Playing in the Dark

Toni Morrison · first published 1992

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Paradise

Toni Morrison · first published 1997

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The Big Box

Toni Morrison · first published 1998

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Love

Toni Morrison · first published 2003

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A Mercy

Toni Morrison · first published 2008

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Home

Toni Morrison · first published 2012

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God Help the Child

Toni Morrison · first published 2015

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The Origin of Others

Toni Morrison · first published 2017

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The Source of Self-Regard

Toni Morrison · first published 2019

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Recitatif

Toni Morrison · first published 2022

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When was Toni Morrison born?

Toni Morrison was born in 1931 and died in 2019.

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We track 16 books by Toni Morrison across 29 editions, 15 of them first editions.

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