The most influential American author of her generation, Toni Morrison's writing was radically ambiguous
- Written by Paul Giles, Professor, Challis Chair of English, University of Sydney
Toni Morrison photographed in 2010: in both her fiction and non-fiction, she sought to expose the 'national amnesia' underlying often unconscious forms of racism.Ian Langsdon/EPAToni Morrison, who has died aged 88, was the most influential and studied American author of her generation. Born as Chloe Wofford in Ohio in 1931, she graduated in 1953...




