Synopsis
Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison is America's first lady of literature. Her books encompass black American history but live and breathe in the present, rich in vivid characters, haunted by ghosts. Born poor in Ohio in 1931, she now lives in New York.
Toni Morrison Talks to Kirsty Wark
Kirsty Wark talks to Nobel Laureate, Toni Morrison on the eve of publication of her new novel 'Love'. She discuses the background to her novels 'Beloved' and 'Jazz'.
The Forum | Toni Morrison: The legacy of a literary legend
Joining Bridget Kendall to explore the life, work and impact of Toni Morrison are Dana Williams, Professor of African American Literature at Howard University in Washington DC and current President of the Toni Morrison Society; Janis A. Mayes, Emerita professor of African American Studies at Syracuse University, US; and Aretha Phiri, Associate Professor at Rhodes University in Grahamstown / Makhanda, South Africa.