
The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison
- Used
- near fine
- hardcover
- Signed
- First
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Tomball, Texas
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About This Item
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Grayshelf Books, IOBA, TXBA
(US)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 1919
- Title
- The Bluest Eye
- Author
- Toni Morrison
- Book condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket condition
- Very Good
- Quantity available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date published
- 1970
- Keywords
- First Edition, Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Grayshelf Books, IOBA, TXBA
Bryan H. Young D.V.M.dba Grayshelf Books, 19111 Desert Eagle Dr., Tomball, Tx 77377Email - bhydvm@gmail.comWe accept payment by Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, checks, or money orders.Texas residents please add 8% sales tax.We guarantee all books to be as described.Additional scans of books will be provided upon request.
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Grayshelf Books, IOBA, TXBA
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- edges
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