{"product_id":"toni-morrison-and-the-maternal-yoshinobu-hakutani-9781433124570","title":"Toni Morrison and the Maternal: From «The Bluest Eye» to «God Help the Child», Revised Edition","description":"Linda Wagner-Martin's study of African American writer Toni Morrison's work, beginning with \u003ci\u003eThe Bluest Eye\u003c\/i\u003e in 1970 and continuing through her 2012 novel \u003ci\u003eHome, \u003c\/i\u003e describes Morrison as an inherently original novelist who was shaped throughout her career by her role within families. Morrison speaks of herself, compellingly and frequently, as daughter, sister, wife, mother, mentor, and friend. The energy from playing these roles in her life helped to lead to her thoroughly distinctive fiction. The book charts Morrison's changing vision as well. Morrison's deeper and deeper involvement in the history of African Americans within the United States leads to her study of the urban in \u003ci\u003eJazz, \u003c\/i\u003e of the all-black Western towns in \u003ci\u003eParadise, \u003c\/i\u003e of the upper-middle class in \u003ci\u003eLove, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as her poignant study of the returning Korean War veteran in \u003ci\u003eHome.\u003c\/i\u003e Morrison's 2008 \u003ci\u003eA Mercy, \u003c\/i\u003e set in the seventeenth century, reprises much of the power of the prize-winning \u003ci\u003eBeloved\u003c\/i\u003e and returns readers to the quintessential theme of parent-child relationships. In Morrison's fictional world, drawing from the human and spiritual forces in both Africa and the United States provides some hope of a truly satisfying existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yoshinobu Hakutani,Linda Wagner-Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1433124572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781433124570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Yoshinobu Hakutani","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48587757879551,"sku":"9781433124570","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toni-morrison-and-the-maternal-yoshinobu-hakutani-9781433124570","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}