1993 Nobel Prize in Literature

1993 Nobel Prize in Literature
1993 Nobel Prize in Literature
Toni Morrison
	"who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality."
Date	7 October 1993 (announcement); 10 December 1993 ; (ceremony);
Location	Stockholm, Sweden
Presented by	Swedish Academy
First awarded	1901
Website	Official website

The 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the African-American novelist Toni Morrison (1931–2019) "who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality."^[1]^[2] Morrison was awarded before the third novel of the Beloved Trilogy was published. She became the first black woman of any nationality and the second American woman to win the prize since Pearl S. Buck in 1938. She is also the 8th woman to receive the prize.^[3]^[4]

^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1993 nobelprize.org
^ Toni Morrison britannica.com
^ Brockell, Gillian (August 6, 2019). "Toni Morrison, the Nobel Prize, a terrifying staircase and the king who rescued her". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
^ Cite error: The named reference ny was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] The Nobel Prize in Literature 1993 nobelprize.org

[po-2] Toni Morrison britannica.com

[3] Brockell, Gillian (August 6, 2019). "Toni Morrison, the Nobel Prize, a terrifying staircase and the king who rescued her". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[ny-4] Cite error: The named reference ny was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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