The measure of our lives : a gathering of wisdom

Morrison, Toni (author.). Smith, Zadie, (writer of foreword.).

Summary: "This inspirational book juxtaposes quotations, one to a page, drawn from Toni Morrison's entire body of work, both fiction and nonfiction--from The Bluest Eye to God Help the Child, from Playing in the Dark to The Source of Self-Regard--to tell a story of self-actualization. It aims to evoke the totality of Toni Morrison's literary vision. Its sequence of flashes of revelation--remarkable for their linguistic felicity, keenness of psychological observation, and philosophical profundity--addresses issues of abiding interest in Morrison's work: the reach of language for the ineffable; transcendence through imagination; the self and its discontents; the vicissitudes of love; the whirligig of memory; the singular power of women; the original American sin of slavery; the bankruptcy of racial oppression; the humanity and art of black people"--

Item details

ISBN: 9780525659297
ISBN: 0525659293
ISBN: 9780525659303
Physical Description: print
viii, 129 pages ; 18 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Copyright: ©2019

Contents / Notes

General Note:

"A version of the foreword first appeared as "Daughters of Toni: A Remembrance" by Zadie Smith in PEN America as part of "Tribute to Toni Morrision (1931-2019)" on August 7, 2019." -- Title page verso.