美国文学--Toni-Morrison

ToniMorrison(1931-)英教一班第六组：李丹王风茹崔皓月刘婷婷Lifestory：•borninNorthernOhio(俄亥俄州)onFebruary18,1931.•grandfatherwasbornaslave.•herfamilylosttheirlandandwereforcedtoworkintheminesandmillsofindustrializedNorth.•educatedfromHowardUniversity(霍华德大学)andCornellUniversity(康奈尔大学).•becameanEnglishinstructorsatTexasSouthernUniversity(德克萨斯南方大学)aftergraduationin1955.•returnedtoHowardtoteachEnglishin1957.•becameamemberofAlphaKappaAlphaSorority(联谊会).•gotmarriedin1958.•gotdivorcedin1964andmovedtoNewYork,workingasaneditor.•beganherwritingcareer.Majorworks:novels:1970TheBluestEye《最蓝的眼睛》1973Sula《秀拉》1977SongofSolomon《所罗门之歌》1981TarBaby《柏油孩子》1987Beloved《宠儿》1992Jazz《爵士乐》1998Paradise《乐园》1993Love《爱》2008AMercy《恩惠》Otherworks:Children'sliteratureTheBookofMeanPeople(2002)TheBigBox(1999)PlaysDreamingofEmmett(1986)Libretto(歌剧脚本)MargaretGarner(firstperformedMay2005)Awards：Morrisonisanaward-winningwriter.•1977,TheNationalBookCriticsCircleAwardforSongofSolomon•1988,ThePulitzerprize(普利策奖)•1993,TheNobelPrizeforliterature•2000,NationalHumanitiesMedalAwardWritingFeatures1.Powerfulfictionalstyle2.Provocativethemes3.Sophisticated(复杂的)narrativetechniques4.PoeticstyleCommentsToniMorrisonisamajorcontemporaryAmericanwriter.Sheistheforemostauthorofcontemporaryblackwomen'srenaissancewhichincludes,amongothers,AliceWalker,GloriaNaylor,MayaAngelou,ToniCadeBambara,andGayleJones.Heroeuvrehasdrawntheattentionofherreaderstotheimportanceofreconstructinghistoryandinterpretingthepastfromaracialperspective.Shehasblazedanewtrailforherfellowwriters.Thanks