The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison’s first novel, was published in 1970. Set in Lorain, Ohio — where Morrison herself was born — the book tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old ...

When she went to college, someone called her Toni—and the nickname ... in the early mornings. Morrison not only included autobiographical details in The Bluest Eye (the story is set in Lorain ...

The second of four children, Toni Morrison ... Company52:23Toni Morrison on family bonds, race and coping with personal tragedy 9. According to the American Library Association, The Bluest Eye ...