An immensely persuasive work of literary criticism that opens a new chapter in the American dialogue on race—and promises to change the way we read American l

Morrison brings her genius to this personal inquiry into the significance of African-Americans in the American literary imagination. Through her investigation o

An immensely persuasive work of literary criticism that opens a new chapter in the American dialogue on race—and promises to change the way we read American l

Toni Morrison’s Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination is a seminal piece of literary criticism, and a masterclass in the critical thinki

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison is one of the most widely studied of contemporary American authors. Her novels, particularly Beloved, have had a dramatic impact on