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The Bluest Eye Prebound - 2007
by Toni Morrison
About this book
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.
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.
First Edition Identification
Quite scarce! Morrison's first novel was published by Holt Rinehart Winston in New York, 1970. The first edition is stated on the copyright page, and the jacket is priced at $5.95.
Details
- Title The Bluest Eye
- Author Toni Morrison
- Binding Prebound
- Pages 205
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Perfection Learning
- Date 2007
- ISBN 9781606866801 / 160686680X
- Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 0.8 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 2.03 cm)
- Reading level 920
- Library of Congress subjects Bildungsromans, African Americans
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007276261
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC