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Book Synopsis: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A PARADE BEST BOOK OF ALL TIME • From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner—a powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity that asks questions about race, class, and gender with characteristic subtly and grace. In Morrison’s acclaimed first novel, Pecola Breedlove—an 11-year-old Black girl in an America whose love for its blond, blue-eyed children can devastate all others—prays for her eyes to turn blue: so that she will be beautiful, so that people will look at her, so that her world will be different. This is the story of the nightmare at the heart of her yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfillment. Here, Morrison’s writing is “so precise, so faithful to speech and so charged with pain and wonder that the novel becomes poetry” (The New York Times).
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Discover the timeless and thought-provoking masterpiece, "The Bluest Eye" (Vintage International), that continues to captivate readers across the globe. Written by the esteemed Nobel Prize winner, this national bestseller is not just a book – it’s an experience that delves into the complexities of our perception of beauty and the burden of conformity.
With exquisite subtly and grace, the author, Morrison, skillfully explores the intertwined issues of race, class, and gender through the poignant journey of Pecola Breedlove. As an 11-year-old Black girl in a society obsessed with the ideal of blond, blue-eyed beauty, her ultimate desire is simple: to possess the eye color that could redefine her self-worth, relationships, and world. This tale uncovers the heartbreaking nightmare at the core of her yearning and the tragedy that accompanies its fulfillment.
Morrison’s mastery of prose elevates this novel to poetry, as every page resonates with the pain and wonder of the human experience. It is a literary work that challenges societal norms, provokes introspection, and evokes a profound empathy for its characters.
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