Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in "Beloved," "Song of Solomon" and other works transformed American letters, has died. She was 88.http://apne.ws/7ieulrE
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"Narrative has never been merely entertainment for me. It is, I believe, one of the principal ways in which we absorb knowledge." Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, whose imaginative power in "Beloved" and other works transformed American letters, has died.http://apne.ws/2SVc4Ek
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Toni Morrison, who won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for "Beloved," was one of the book world's most regal presences. She had countless admirers, including fellow authors, college students, former President
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Toni Morrison was nearly 40 when her first novel, "The Bluest Eye," was published. By her early 60s, after just six novels, she had become the first black woman to receive the Nobel literature prize.http://apne.ws/YXdwDr3
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RIP
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One of the greats! She will be missed!
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Heartbreaking... Rest in Peace, Toni
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This is very sad. May she Rest In Peace.
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“The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being ... None of this is necessary. There will always be one more thing.”
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Rest in heavenly peace
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