
08/21/2025
Toni Morrison (1931–2019) was an American novelist, essayist, and Nobel Prize winner whose work gave powerful voice to the African American experience. Her novels, including Beloved, Song of Solomon, and The Bluest Eye, explore themes of identity, history, race, and resilience with lyrical, haunting prose. Morrison was the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and her legacy continues to shape literature and cultural thought worldwide.