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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-355) and index.;

520 a| "Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate and one of our most beloved writers, has inspired generations of readers. But her artistic genius is often overshadowed by her monumental public persona, perhaps because, as Namwali Serpell puts it, 'she is our only truly canonical black female writer - and her work is highly complex.' In On Morrison, Serpell brings her unique experience as both an award-winning writer and professor who teaches a course on Morrison to illuminate her masterful experiments with literary form. This is Morrison as you've never encountered her before, a journey through her oeuvre - her fiction and criticism, as well as her lesser-known dramatic works and poetry - with contextual guidance and original close readings. At once accessible and uncompromisingly rigorous, On Morrison is a primer on how to read not only one of the most significant American authors of all time but also great literature in general. This dialogue on the page between two black women artist-readers is stylish, edifying, and thrilling in its scope and intelligence"-- Page 4 of cover.;

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On Morrison / Namwali Serpell.

Author/creator	Serpell, Namwali, 1980- author.
Format	Book
Publication	London ; New York : Hogarth, an imprint of Random House, [2026]
Copyright Date	©2026
Description	369 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	Morrison, Toni, 1931-2019--Criticism and interpretation. American literature--Women authors. --History and criticism. American literature--African American authors. --History and criticism.

Contents	On difficulty. Nobody knows The Bluest Eye ; Naming Sula ; Signifying on Song of Solomon ; Tar Baby's masks ; Misreading "Recitatif" ; Beloved's possessions ; Jazz, now ; Reckoning with Paradise ; Playing in the shade ; A mercy and other reprisals -- On monuments.
Abstract	"Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate and one of our most beloved writers, has inspired generations of readers. But her artistic genius is often overshadowed by her monumental public persona, perhaps because, as Namwali Serpell puts it, 'she is our only truly canonical black female writer - and her work is highly complex.' In On Morrison, Serpell brings her unique experience as both an award-winning writer and professor who teaches a course on Morrison to illuminate her masterful experiments with literary form. This is Morrison as you've never encountered her before, a journey through her oeuvre - her fiction and criticism, as well as her lesser-known dramatic works and poetry - with contextual guidance and original close readings. At once accessible and uncompromisingly rigorous, On Morrison is a primer on how to read not only one of the most significant American authors of all time but also great literature in general. This dialogue on the page between two black women artist-readers is stylish, edifying, and thrilling in its scope and intelligence"-- Page 4 of cover.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-355) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Serpell, Namwali, 1980- On Morrison London ; New York, NY : Hogarth, [2026] 9780593732939
Genre/form	Literary criticism.
Genre/form	Critiques littéraires.
LCCN	2025032668
ISBN	9780593732915 (hardback)
ISBN	059373291X (hardback)
ISBN	(electronic book)

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