Displaying 1 of 1 2019 Format: Book Author: Morrison, Toni, author Title: The bluest eye : a novel / Toni Morrison ; [with a foreword by the author]. Publisher, Date: London : Vintage, 2019 New York : Vintage International, 2007. New York : Penguin : Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. ©1998 Description: xiii, 211 pages ; 21 cm xiii, 205 pages ; 21 cm 215 pages ; 21 cm 164 pages ; 22 cm Summary: 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. Subjects: African Americans -- Fiction Girls -- Fiction Ohio -- Fiction Genre: Bildungsromans Notes: Originally published by Plume in 1970. With a new afterward by the author. LCCN: 2007276261 ISBN: 9780099759911 (softcover) 9780307278449 (softcover) 9780671742928 9780679433736 9780452273054 (softcover) 9780375411557 (hardcover) 9780671476236 9780452282193 (softcover) Other Number: 123955951 System Availability: 52 Current Holds: 1 # Local items: 52 Control Number: 1761132 Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 50 # System items in: 50 Place Request Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Where is it? Suggestions and more Map It Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
