Toni Morrison

Honors and Awards

YearAwardWork
1988 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Beloved
1977 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Song of Solomon
1977 Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize Song of Solomon
1988 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Beloved
1988 American Book Awards Beloved
2008 New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year A Mercy
2005 Coretta Scott King Award for Authors Remember: The Journey to School Integration
2000 Nominated - International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Paradise
1988 Nominated - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Beloved
2005 Nominated - Coretta Scott King Award for Authors Remember: The Journey to School Integration
1987 Nominated - National Book Award for Fiction Beloved
1975 Nominated - National Book Award for Fiction Sula
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Works by Toni Morrison adapted to film

Beloved
Beloved
Release date:October 16, 1998
Directed by:Jonathan Demme
Genre:Costume drama
Adapted from:Beloved
Rated:R (USA)

Places Toni Morrison has lived

Map showing Places Lived by Toni Morrison
MarkerLocationPopulation
A Lorain 64,152
B New York City 8,336,697
C Syracuse 145,151
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Personal relationships of Toni Morrison

Harold Morrison
Harold Morrison
Relationship type:Marriage
Together:1958 - 1964

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Which popular books have been composed by writer, Toni Morrison?
  • A:
    Popular books include:
    - Song of Solomon
    - Tar Baby
    - Sula
    - Paradise
    - Beloved
    - Jazz
    - The Bluest Eye
  • Q:
    Where was Toni Morrison born?
  • A:
    Toni Morrison was born in Lorain.
  • Q:
    Who was an influence on Toni Morrison?
  • A:
    James Baldwin, William Faulkner, Herman Melville, Doris Lessing and Zora Neale Hurston influenced Toni Morrison.
  • Q:
    Where did Toni Morrison go to school?
  • A:
    Toni Morrison studied at Howard University.
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Awards & Accolades

  • 1993
  • Pulitzer Prize - Fiction
    1988
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