Toni Morrison

by Harold Bloom

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Published 1990 by Chelsea House Publishers in New York .
Written in English

Places:

United States

Subjects:

Morrison, Toni -- Criticism and interpretation,
Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century,
African Americans in literature

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-238) and index.

Classifications
Statement	edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom.
Series	Modern critical views
Contributions	Bloom, Harold.
LC Classifications	PS3563.O8749 Z89 1990
The Physical Object
Pagination	viii, 247 p. ;
Number of Pages	247
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL2216559M
ISBN 10	1555464394
LC Control Number	89039861

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