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The measure of our lives : a gathering of wisdom

Title
  1. The measure of our lives : a gathering of wisdom / Toni Morrison ; foreword by Zadie Smith.
Published by
  1. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
  2. ©2019
Author
  1. Morrison, Toni, 1931-2019

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Additional authors
  1. Smith, Zadie
Description
  1. viii, 129 pages; 18 cm
Summary
  1. "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
  1. Quotations. Selections
Alternative title
  1. Quotations.
Subject
  1. Morrison, Toni, 1931-2019 > Quotations
  2. American literature
  3. Black author
  4. Quotations
  5. Self-actualization (Psychology) > Quotations
Call number
  1. Sc C 20-19
Note
  1. "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.
Author
  1. Morrison, Toni, 1931-2019, author.
Title
  1. The measure of our lives : a gathering of wisdom / Toni Morrison ; foreword by Zadie Smith.
Publisher
  1. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Copyright date
  1. ©2019
Edition
  1. First edition.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Local note
  1. Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Local note
  1. COLLECTION OF QUOTATIONS FROM MORRISON'S WRITINGS & SPEECHES. FOREWORD BY ZADIE SMITH.
Local subject
  1. Black author.
Added author
  1. Smith, Zadie, writer of foreword.
LCCN
  1. 2019952413
ISBN
  1. 9780525659297 (hardcover)
  2. 0525659293 (hardcover)
  3. 9780525659303 ebook
Research call number
  1. Sc C 20-19
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