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The Bluest Eye: A Novel

The Bluest Eye: A Novel

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The Bluest Eye: A Novel

by Toni Morrison

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  • Hardcover
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ISBN 10
0030850746
ISBN 13
9780030850745
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Blue and beige boards with blue writing on spine; top corner and back boards has bump. Top and bottom of book spine rumpled; 3 small stains on first interior page. Shelf wear on bottom of dust jacket spine; author's picture on back dust jacket. Book has overall tight binding and rest of pages still look in excellent condition.

Book Club Edition, Third Printing as indicated by no price printed on front dust jacket flap, 1993 Afterword at end of book, and "3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10" number line on copyright page.

Morrison's novel has been described as "stunning" and a "profoundly successful work of fiction." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Synopsis

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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Seller
Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting US (US)
Seller's Inventory #
MRRSN001
Title
The Bluest Eye: A Novel
Author
Toni Morrison
Book Condition
Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Book Club
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0030850746
ISBN 13
9780030850745
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart And Winston
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1970
Pages
173
Keywords
toni morrison; the bluest eye
Bookseller catalogs
Fiction;

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Copyright page
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Spine
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Jacket
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Tight
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Number Line
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Shelf Wear
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