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Reading Toni Morrison (Hardcover)
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Reading Toni Morrison (Hardcover)
Series: The Pop Lit Book Club
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This volume offers students and book club members a handy and
insight-filled guide to Morrison's works and their relation to
current events and popular culture. One of the few authors to
attain both commercial success and literary acclaim, Toni Morrison,
a longstanding member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters,
is widely read by high school students and general readers. Her
books have been adapted into highly extolled films such as Beloved,
largely because, even when set in the past, they grapple with
issues and emotions relevant to contemporary society. Designed for
students and general readers, Reading Toni Morrison is a handy
introduction to Morrison's works and their place in the world. The
book begins with a look at Morrison's life and writing. Chapters
overview the plots of her novels and discuss their themes,
characters, and contexts. The book then examines Morrison's
treatment of social issues and the presence of her works in popular
culture. Chapters provide sidebars of interesting information along
with questions to promote student research and book club
discussion. Provides questions that can be used to generate book
club discussion Includes sidebars to highlight interesting
information about the author and her work Offers a selected,
general bibliography of print and electronic resources to
facilitate further study Film adaptations of the author's works,
such as Beloved, are discussed and their impact explored
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