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Toni Morrison is an American novelist famous for works such as The Bluest Eye and Song of Solomon, which won a National Book Critics Circle Award.
Toni Morrison is an American novelist most renowned for her works of fiction blending the African American experience with myth and history. She is the author of celebrated works such as "Beloved" and "The Bluest Eye", which have earned her numerous awards such as the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1931</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Toni Morrison is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On February 18, 1931, Toni Morrison was born in Lorain, Ohio.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1953</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Graduates from Howard University</div><div class='timeline-text'>Morrison graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor's in English.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1970</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Publishes First Novel</div><div class='timeline-text'>Morrison published her first novel, "The Bluest Eye."</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1987</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>"Beloved" is Published</div><div class='timeline-text'>Morrison published "Beloved", which was later awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1993</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Wins Nobel Prize in Literature</div><div class='timeline-text'>Morrison became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2012</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom</div><div class='timeline-text'>President Barack Obama awarded Morrison the Presidential Medal of Freedom.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2019</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Toni Morrison Passes Away</div><div class='timeline-text'>On August 5, 2019, Toni Morrison passed away at the age of 88.</div></div></div>
Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison was born on February 18th, 1931 and passed away on August 5th, 2019. She was 88 years old at the time. Morrison is best known for her groundbreaking, critically acclaimed works of fiction such as "Beloved" and "Sula," both of which explore the complexity of African-American identity.
