Toni Morrison

No es culpa mía. A mí no pueden acusarme. Yo no hice nada y no tengo ni idea de cómo pasó. Una hora después de que me la sacaran de entre las piernas ya me había dado cuenta de que había un problema. Un problema grave. Era tan negra que me asustó. Un negro del color de la medianoche...Quien habla es la madre de Bride, una niña que ha heredado de sus ancestros un color de piel tan negro que sorprende a toda su familia, de piel clara, y provoca...

A powerful novel about a crime of passion and its consequences set in 1920s Harlem, with the unmistakable signature of Toni Morrison. When Violet and Joe Trace, an elderly couple, arrive in New York fleeing the intolerance of their native Virginia, they believe they can live in freedom regardless of the color of their skin. But 1920s Harlem, the focus of a vibrant cultural renaissance, has unexpected trouble in store for them. Joe will end up committing...

On a journey to find freedom, Sethe is confronted by the secrets that have haunted her for years. Then, an old friend from her past reenters her life and with his help, Sethe may finally be able to rediscover who she is and regain her lost sense of hope.

An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the acclaimed novelist. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio to '70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room, Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics, and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own literature.