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The bluest eye : a novel / Toni Morrison ; [with a foreword by the author].

Author/creator Morrison, Toni author.
Format Tactile Material, Book, and Print
EditionFirst Vintage International edition.
Publication Info New York : Vintage International, Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2007.
Copyright Notice ©1998
Descriptionxiii, 205 pages ; 21 cm
Subject(s)
African Americans--Fiction.
Girls--Fiction.
African American girls--Race identity --Fiction.
Racism--Fiction.
Child abuse--Fiction.
Colorism--Fiction.
African Americans.
Bildungsromans.
Noirs américains--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Filles--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Filles noires américaines--Identité ethnique --Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Racisme--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Enfants--Violence envers --Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Colorisme--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Noirs américains.
Enfants--Violence envers.
Ohio--Fiction.
Ohio--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Abstract Pecola Breedlove, a young eleven-year-old black girl, prays every day for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to finally fit in. Yet as her dreams grow more fervent, her life slowly starts to disintegrate in the face of adversity and strife. A powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity.--From publisher's description.
General note"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc., in 1970"--Title page verso
Genre/formBildungsromans.
Genre/formFiction.
Genre/formBildungsromans.
Genre/formBildungsromans.
LCCN 2007276261
ISBN9780307278449 (paperback)
ISBN0307278441 (paperback)
ISBN9781442081796 (FollettBound)
ISBN1442081791 (FollettBound)
ISBNeBook
Stock number87096 TVG

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Joyner Reserve PS3563 .O8749 B55 2007 ✔ Available RESERVES Hoppenthaler, John/ENGL 2200 Place Hold
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