{"product_id":"the-bloomsbury-handbook-to-toni-morrison-9781350504905","title":"The Bloomsbury Handbook to Toni Morrison","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most substantial collection of critical essays on Morrison to appear since her death in mid-2019, this book contains previously unpublished essays which both acknowledge the universal significance of her writing even as they map new directions. Essayists include pre-eminent Morrison scholars, as well as scholars who work in cultural criticism, African American letters, American modernism, and women’s writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes work on Morrison as a public intellectual; work which places Morrison’s writing within today’s currents of contemporary fiction; work which draws together Morrison’s \"trilogy\" of \u003cem\u003eBeloved\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJazz\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eParadise\u003c\/em\u003e alongside Dos Passos’ USA trilogy; work which links Morrison to such Black Atlantic artists as Lubaina Himid and others, as well as work which offers a reading of \"influence\" that goes both directions between Morrison and Faulkner. Another cluster of essays treats seldom-discussed works by Morrison, including an essay on Morrison as writer of children’s books and as speaker for children’s education. In addition, a \"Teaching Morrison\" section is designed to help teachers and critics who teach Morrison in undergraduate classes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bloomsbury Handbook to Toni Morrison\u003c\/em\u003e is wide-ranging, provocative, and satisfying; a fitting tribute to one of the greatest American novelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599123235052,"sku":"9781350504905","price":137.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350504905-the-bloomsbury-handbook-to-toni-morrison.jpg?v=1777973806","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-bloomsbury-handbook-to-toni-morrison-9781350504905","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}