{"product_id":"toni-morrison-stephanie-li-9780313378393","title":"Toni Morrison: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is a revealing look at the life and work of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eToni Morrison: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the remarkable life of an essential American novelist, whose critically acclaimed, bestselling books offer lively, powerful depictions of black America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eToni Morrison\u003c\/i\u003e follows the life of the woman born Chloe Ardelia Wofford from her culturally rich childhood in Lorrain, OH, through her spectacular rise as a novelist, educator, and public intellectual. The book also serves as a basic introduction to the literary influences that shaped Morrison's writing, from the early novels to the breakout success of \u003ci\u003eSong of Solomon\u003c\/i\u003e; from the overwhelming achievement of \u003ci\u003eBeloved\u003c\/i\u003e to her most recent book, \u003ci\u003eA Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e. The book also examines Morrison's other writing--criticism, essays, edited volumes, children's books--as well as her academic career, her work as an editor at Random House, and her political activism, most notably in the 2008 presidential campaign.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Li\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313378398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313378393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Stephanie Li","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43913691103487,"sku":"9780313378393","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_52634f44-c129-429a-a474-b37b4b40759e.jpg?v=1680621741","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toni-morrison-stephanie-li-9780313378393","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}