HOUSE LEDGER · MM-INDEX-2025-PER-001INAUGURAL ADMISSION · SEASON 01 (2025)
Toni Morrison
A novelist and editor who expanded the language and moral scale of American letters. This record covers her major novels, editorial work, teaching, and public talks. In admitting Morrison, we keep a standard for narrative power in women’s culture.
Women’s Culture Scope
Authorship. Impact. Endurance. Record.
Identifiers
VIAF: 109406177
ISNI: 0000 0001 2103 7927
Wikidata: Q72334
House Ledger ID: MM-INDEX-2025-PER-001
Admission: Inaugural Class · Season 01 (2025)
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Author of Beloved, Song of Solomon, Sula, and other novels. Editor and professor whose work reshaped what is taught and who is centered. This entry covers literary and editorial work; adaptations are cited only as evidence. -
1970–1977: Early novels establish voice and scope.
1987–1988: Beloved published; Pulitzer Prize for Fiction recorded.
1993: Nobel Prize in Literature; Nobel Lecture delivered.
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Adopted in university syllabi. Long interviews and lectures provide primary statements. Library holdings document manuscripts and papers.
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Nobel press and lecture; Pulitzer winners list; finding aids for papers at major libraries; reputable long interviews.
Change Log
2025-10-05: Admitted as part of the Inaugural Class (Season 01). Editor of record: Office of the Editor. Last reviewed: 2025-10-05.
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