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The Bluest Eye
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The Bluest Eye Paperback - 2000

by Toni Morrison


About this book

The Bluest Eye is a 1970 novel by American author Toni Morrison. It is Morrison's first novel, written while Morrison was teaching at Howard University and was raising her two sons on her own. The story is about a year in the life of a young black girl in Lorain, Ohio named Pecola Breedlove. It takes place against the backdrop of America's Midwest as well as in the years following the Great Depression. 

Brutal in its depictions of racism, incest, and child molestation, The Bluest Eye has remained on the often-challenged and banned books list almost every year since its publication.

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First Edition Identification

Quite scarce! Morrison's first novel was published by Holt Rinehart Winston in New York, 1970. The first edition is stated on the copyright page, and the jacket is priced at $5.95.

Details

  • Title The Bluest Eye
  • Author Toni Morrison
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 216
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Plume Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date April 26, 2000
  • ISBN 9780452282193 / 0452282195
  • Weight 0.42 lbs (0.19 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.02 x 5.36 x 0.65 in (20.37 x 13.61 x 1.65 cm)
  • Reading level 920
  • Library of Congress subjects Ohio, Bildungsromane
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94014448
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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