Toni Morrison

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Toni Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931) is an American novelist, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed characters. Among her best known novels are The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon and Beloved. She also was commissioned to write the libretto for a new opera, Margaret Garner, first performed in 2005. She won the Nobel Prize in 1993 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for Beloved. On 29 May 2012, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Beloved (Unabridged), Part 1
Intro
Disc 1 - Track 02
Disc 1 - Track 03
Disc 1 - Track 04
Kapitel 1 - Sehr blaue Augen
Disc 1 - Track 05
Disc 1 - Track 07
Song Of Solomon (Excerpt)
Song of Solomon

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Beloved (Unabridged), Part 2
Disc 1 - Track 06
Disc 1 - Track 08
Chapter 01, P. 3 "124 Was Spiteful."
Disc 1 - Track 09
Chapter 01, P. 4 "Baby Suggs Died . . ."
[Disk 01] Part I: Chapter 1 - Track 1
Beloved (Unabridged)
The Bluest Eye
Disc 1 - Track 10
Disc 1 - Track 11
Kapitel 2 - Sehr blaue Augen
Disc 1 - Track 12
Disc 1 - Track 13
Chapter 01, P. 6 " . . . The Boys Chased Off"
Chapter 01, P. 8 "You Can't Leave Right Away . . ."
Disc 1 - Track 14
Kapitel 4 - Sehr blaue Augen
Disc 1 - Track 15
[Disk 01] Part I: Chapter 1 - Track 3
[Disk 01] Part I: Chapter 1 - Track 2
Disc 2 - Track 04
Kapitel 3 - Sehr blaue Augen
Disc 1 - Track 16
[Disk 01] Part I: Chapter 1 - Track 6
[Disk 01] Part I: Chapter 1 - Track 9
Disc 1 - Track 17
Disc 1 - Track 18
Disc 1 - Track 19
Disc 2 - Track 06
Chapter 03, p. 41 "She raised her eyes to . . ."
A Mercy (Unabridged)
Part 1
[Disk 01] Part I: Chapter 1 - Track 4
[Disk 01] Part I: Chapter 1 - Track 5
Sula (Unabridged)
Disc 2 - Track 01
Disc 2 - Track 02
Disc 2 - Track 03
Disc 2 - Track 05
Chapter 03, p. 38 "She told Denver that a . . ."
Chapter 01, P. 13 "All In Their Twenties . . ."
Disc 2 - Track 09
Kapitel 5 - Sehr blaue Augen
[Disk 01] Part I: Chapter 2 - Track 11
Chapter 03, p. 36 "Easily she stepped into . . ."
[Disk 01] Part I: Chapter 1 - Track 8
[Disk 01] Part I: Chapter 1 - Track 7
Disc 2 - Track 07
Kapitel 6 - Sehr blaue Augen
Kapitel 7 - Sehr blaue Augen
Kapitel 8 - Sehr blaue Augen
Chapter 03, p. 43 "What were you praying for . . ."
Chapter 03, p. 46 "Sethe looked at her hands . . ."
Chapter 03, p. 49 "As soon as he had stepped . . ."
Chapter 01, P. 10 "So He Looked Instead . . ."
Chapter 03, p. 34 "Denver's secrets were sweet."
Chapter 04, p. 56 "The crickets were screaming . . ."
Chapter 01, P. 15 "Denver Sat Down On The . . ."
1a
Chapter 02, P. 24 "Not Quite In A Hurry . . ."
1b
Disc 2 - Track 08
Disc 2 - Track 15
Kapitel 9 - Sehr blaue Augen
Chapter 06, P. 68 "Rainwater Held On To Pine . . ."
[Disk 01] Part I: Chapter 2 - Track 10
Kapitel 10 - Sehr blaue Augen
Chapter 05, P. 64 "Four Days She Slept . . ."
Chapter 08, P. 87 "Upstairs Beloved Was Dancing."
Chapter 19, P. 208 "Fingering A Ribbon And Smelling . . ."
The Dead of September 11 - Poem
Disc 2 - Track 11
Disc 2 - Track 13
Disc 2 - Track 18
Disc 2 - Track 14
Chapter 01, P. 17 "Over Denver's Shoulder . . ."
Disc 2 - Track 10
Chapter 01, P. 20 "Not Even Trying . . ."
Disc 3 - Track 04
Disc 5 - Track 09
[Disk 01] Part I: Chapter 2 - Track 12
Chapter 05, p. 61 "A fully dressed woman . . ."
Chapter 08, P. 90 "Denver Climbed Up On The Bed . . ."
Chapter 09, P. 103 "Finally She Called The Women . . ."
Kapitel 11 - Sehr blaue Augen
Chapter 04, p. 52 "Pleasantly troubled . . ."
Chapter 02, P. 31 "Mrs. Garner Put Down Her . . ."
Chapter 07, P. 82 "Sethe Opened The Front Door . . ."
Chapter 19, P. 199 "124 Was Loud."

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