{"product_id":"the-bluest-eye-paperback-book","title":"The Bluest Eye - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eToni Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Woodson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bluest Eye – Paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e by Toni Morrison is a powerful literary classic examining beauty standards, racial identity, childhood trauma, poverty, and the damaging effects of prejudice.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in Lorain, Ohio, the novel follows Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old Black girl who believes that having blue eyes would make her beautiful, accepted, and worthy of love. Surrounded by racism, cruelty, and impossible beauty ideals, Pecola’s longing reveals how deeply society’s expectations can shape a child’s identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough lyrical prose and multiple perspectives, Toni Morrison explores race, class, gender, family, and belonging. This national bestseller is an important choice for readers of American literature, book clubs, classrooms, and customers searching for thought-provoking fiction at a Pittsburgh bookstore. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Highlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToni Morrison’s acclaimed debut novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNational bestseller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollows eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet in Lorain, Ohio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores race, identity, beauty, class, gender, and childhood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines the consequences of social prejudice and harmful beauty standards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable for literary-fiction readers and book-club discussions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 224\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Vintage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date for this edition: May 8, 2007\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTONI MORRISON is the author of eleven novels and three essay collections. She received the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and in 1993 the Nobel Prize in Literature. She died in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42670813478989,"sku":"9780307278449","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/6156\/5005\/files\/The_Bluest_Eye_book.webp?v=1785508026","url":"https:\/\/penandpagepittsburgh.com\/es\/products\/the-bluest-eye-paperback-book","provider":"Pen \u0026 Page Pittsburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}