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The measure of our lives : a gathering of wisdom

Title
The measure of our lives : a gathering of wisdom / Toni Morrison ; foreword by Zadie Smith.
Author
Morrison, Toni
Publication
  • New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
Smith, Zadie
Description
viii, 129 pages; 18 cm
Summary
"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 sequence of flashes of revelation--remarkable for their linguistic felicity, 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 humanity and art of black people"--
Uniform Title
Quotations. Selections
Alternative Title
Quotations.
Subjects
Note
  • "A version of the foreword first appeared as "Daughters of Toni: A Remembrance" by Zadie Smith in PEN America as part of "Tribute to Toni Morrision (1931-2019)" on August 7, 2019." -- Title page verso.
Call Number
Sc C 20-19
ISBN
  • 9780525659297
  • 0525659293
  • 9780525659303 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2019952413
OCLC
1122800503
Author
Morrison, Toni, author.
Title
The measure of our lives : a gathering of wisdom / Toni Morrison ; foreword by Zadie Smith.
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Local Note
COLLECTION OF QUOTATIONS FROM MORRISON'S WRITINGS & SPEECHES. FOREWORD BY ZADIE SMITH.
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Smith, Zadie, writer of foreword.
Research Call Number
Sc C 20-19
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