Back The Bluest Eye Afrikaans العين الأشد زرقة Arabic The Bluest Eye Catalan Sehr blaue Augen German Ojos azules (novela) Spanish آبیترین چشم Persian L'Œil le plus bleu French The Bluest Eye Irish The Bluest Eye ID L'occhio più azzurro Italian
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| Author | Toni Morrison |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | African-American literature |
| Publisher | Holt, Rinehart and Winston |
Publication date | 1970 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 224 pp (hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-375-41155-7 (hardcover edition) |
| OCLC | 30110136 |
| Followed by | Sula |
The Bluest Eye, published in 1970, is the first novel written by Toni Morrison. The novel takes place in Lorain, Ohio (Morrison's hometown), and tells the story of a young African-American girl named Pecola who grew up following the Great Depression. Set in 1941, the story is about how she is consistently regarded as "ugly" due to her mannerisms and dark skin. As a result, she develops an inferiority complex, which fuels her desire for the blue eyes she equates with "whiteness".
The novel is told mostly from Claudia MacTeer's point of view. Claudia is the daughter of Pecola's temporary foster parents. There is also some omniscient third-person narration. The book's controversial topics of racism, incest, and child molestation have led to numerous attempts to ban the novel from schools and libraries in the United States.[1]
- ^ TIME Staff (October 2, 2007). "Top 10 Book Controversies, The Bluest Eye". Time. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
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