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CRITICAL COMPANION TO Toni Morrison CRITICAL COMPANION TO Toni Morrison A Literary Reference to Her Life and Work CARMEN GILLESPIE Critical Companion to Toni Morrison Copyright © 2008 by Carmen Gillespie All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Facts On File, Inc. An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gillespie, Carmen. Critical companion to Toni Morrison : a literary reference to her life and work / Carmen Gillespie. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8160-6276-8 (hc : acid-free paper) 1. Morrison, Toni. I. Title. II. Title: Facts On File critical companion to Toni Morrison. PS3563.O8749Z653 2007 813'.54—dc22 2006038231 Facts On File books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755. You can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at http://www.factsonfile.com Text design by Erika K. Arroyo Cover design by Cathy Rincon/Anastasia Plé Printed in the United States of America VB Hermitage 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on acid-free paper. The mothers soar and the children must know their names. —To Professor Toni Morrison, with awe and gratitude. C ONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi Part I: Biography 1 Part II: Works A to Z 15 Novels and Short Fiction 17 Beloved 19 Bluest Eye, The 46 Jazz 71 Love 92 Paradise 130 “Recitatif” 161 Song of Solomon 164 Sula 189 Tar Baby 208 Children’s Books 229 Nonfiction Books 235 Major Essays, Interviews, and Speeches 241 Cinematic, Theatrical, Musical, Poetic, and Dance Productions 253 Part III: Related People, Places, and Topics 261 Part IV: Appendices 411 Chronology of Toni Morrison’s Life 413 Chronologies of Individual Novels 420 Selected Bibliography of Toni Morrison’s Works 438 Selected Bibliography of Secondary Sources 440 Index 469 A CKNOWLEDGMENTS Special thanks go to all of the many students expertly responded to all of my requests. This book with whom I have been fortunate to share the was finished expediently with the expert research experience of exploring Morrison’s work. J. Scott, I and transcription skills of my graduate research am grateful for our many conversations about Mor- assistant, Adam Tavel. rison and her works and for your sending me the I extend thanks to my friend Vincent Stephens announcement about this publication. My appre- for endless pep talks, insight, and feedback. ciation and admiration go to the members of the Finally, and most importantly, I gratefully acknowl- Toni Morrison Society, the Wintergreen Women, edge my family: my husband, Harold Bakst, who and Cave Canem for their support, encourage- always believed that I could rise to this challenge and ment, and example. helped me every step of the way, my daughter, Chel- I am indebted to the wonderful and accommo- sea, who patiently and cheerfully endured the sight dating staff at the Lorain Public Library, especially of her mother perpetually glued to the computer, and Sandra Ruth and Valerie Smith, who patiently and Delaney, the new addition to our family. ix
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