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“We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.”

— Toni Morrison, Nobel Prize Lecture (1993)

About Toni Morrison

1931 – 2019

Nobel Prize-winning American novelist whose work explored Black American experience with unmatched depth and lyricism. Author of Beloved, Song of Solomon, and other towering works.

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