
The Bluest Eye
Paperback240 pagina’sEngelsInternationale bron
Stunningly-designed new editions of Toni Morrison's best-known novels, published by Vintage Classics in celebration of her life and work.
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, AUTHOR OF QUEENIE
Pecola Breedlove longs for blond hair and blue eyes, so that she will be as beautiful and beloved as all the blond, blue-eyed children in America. In the autumn of 1941, the marigolds in her garden will not bloom, and her wish will not come true. Pecola's life is about to change in other painful and devastating ways.
A powerful interrogation of what it means to conform to an idea of beauty, The Bluest Eye asks vital questions about race, class and gender and remains one of Toni Morrison's most unforgettable works.
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, AUTHOR OF QUEENIE
Pecola Breedlove longs for blond hair and blue eyes, so that she will be as beautiful and beloved as all the blond, blue-eyed children in America. In the autumn of 1941, the marigolds in her garden will not bloom, and her wish will not come true. Pecola's life is about to change in other painful and devastating ways.
A powerful interrogation of what it means to conform to an idea of beauty, The Bluest Eye asks vital questions about race, class and gender and remains one of Toni Morrison's most unforgettable works.
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Bibliografisch
ISBN-139781784876449
TaalEngels eng
Pagina’s240
Uitgave
UitgeverVintage
Verschenen1 januari 2022
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ProductvormPaperback BC
Classificatie
TrefwoordenFiction · Historical · 20th Century · Literary · Coming of Age · African American & Black · Women
Medewerkers
Auteur A01Toni Morrison
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Bijgewerkt6 augustus 2026
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Bijgewerkt 6 augustus 2026