In 1993, an interview with Toni Morrison appeared in The Paris Review—and it feels just as relevant and immediate twenty years later.
Morrison covers vast ground: what makes a good editor, how white writers get black characters wrong (or right), the importance of teaching undergraduate students, and a million other marvelous things.
Bonus: The interviewer is Elissa Schappell, an excellent writer in her own right whom we interviewed in 2011.
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“Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge.” - Toni Morrison
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Song Of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Complex and seamless. It reveals strength of individuals and community through their experiences hardship. The story is different for the reader on repeat visits. A masterpiece.
— Rose
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DROP WHATEVER YOU’RE DOING AND READ THIS TONI MORRISON INTERVIEW
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