Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison studied at Lorain High School, Howard University and Cornell University. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is poetry, literature and African American literature. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are african american. Henry Dumas, Zora Neale Hurston and Doris Lessing are recorded as an influence.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Washington, D.C., Ithaca and Houston. Residence is recorded at Syracuse and Lorain. Employment is recorded with Princeton University. Positions recorded include Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Alpha Kappa Alpha.

Works named in the authority record are The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon, Beloved, Tar Baby and Jazz.

Distinctions recorded are Nobel Prize in Literature, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎ and Norman Mailer Prize.