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"She was our conscience. Our seer. Our truthteller." —Oprah Winfrey
This inspirational book juxtaposes quotations, one to a page, drawn from Toni Morrison's entire body of work, both fiction and nonfiction—from The Bluest Eye to God Help the Child, from Playing in the Dark to The Source of Self-Regard—to tell a story of self-actualization. It aims to evoke the totality of Toni Morrison's literary vision.
Its compelling sequence of flashes of revelation—stunning for their linguistic originality, keenness of psychological observation, and philosophical profundity—addresses issues of abiding interest in Morrison's work: the reach of language for the ineffable; transcendence through imagination; the self and its discontents; the vicissitudes of love; the whirligig of memory; the singular power of women; the original American sin of slavery; the bankruptcy of racial oppression; the complex humanity and art of black people. The Measure of Our Lives brims with elegance of style and mind and moral authority.

- Toni Morrison - Author
- Zadie Smith - Author of introduction, etc.
Kindle Book
- Release date: December 3, 2019
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- ISBN: 9780525659303
- Release date: December 3, 2019
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- ISBN: 9780525659303
- File size: 4428 KB
- Release date: December 3, 2019
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Languages
English
"She was our conscience. Our seer. Our truthteller." —Oprah Winfrey
This inspirational book juxtaposes quotations, one to a page, drawn from Toni Morrison's entire body of work, both fiction and nonfiction—from The Bluest Eye to God Help the Child, from Playing in the Dark to The Source of Self-Regard—to tell a story of self-actualization. It aims to evoke the totality of Toni Morrison's literary vision.
Its compelling sequence of flashes of revelation—stunning for their linguistic originality, keenness of psychological observation, and philosophical profundity—addresses issues of abiding interest in Morrison's work: the reach of language for the ineffable; transcendence through imagination; the self and its discontents; the vicissitudes of love; the whirligig of memory; the singular power of women; the original American sin of slavery; the bankruptcy of racial oppression; the complex humanity and art of black people. The Measure of Our Lives brims with elegance of style and mind and moral authority.

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Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Kindle Book
Release date: December 3, 2019
OverDrive Read
ISBN: 9780525659303
Release date: December 3, 2019
EPUB ebook
ISBN: 9780525659303
File size: 4428 KB
Release date: December 3, 2019
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Creators
- Toni Morrison - Author
- Zadie Smith - Author of introduction, etc.
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Formats
Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
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Languages
English
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