Toni Morrison |
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| Author:
| Naden, Corinne J.
Blue, Rose |
| Series title: | African-American Biographies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4109-1043-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2005 |
| Publisher: | Heinemann-Raintree
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| Imprint: | NA-r |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $32.86 |
Book Description:
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On Tuesday afternoon, December 7, 1993, Toni Morrison stood before an audience at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. Dressed in a black gown, she began her speech with the words "Once upon a time." She was at the academy to give her Nobel Lecture in Literature. She would be accepting the Nobel Prize, a writer's highest honor. She was the first African-American woman and only the eighth woman ever to be so honored in literature.
On Tuesday afternoon, December 7, 1993, Toni Morrison stood before an audience at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. Dressed in a black gown, she began her speech with the words "Once upon a time." She was at the academy to give her Nobel Lecture in Literature. She would be accepting the Nobel Prize, a writer's highest honor. She was the first African-American woman and only the eighth woman ever to be so honored in literature.