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The bluest eye by toni morrison on free audio book download. Set in morrisons hometown of lorain, ohio, in 194041, the novel tells the tragic story of pecola breedlove, a young african american girl from an abusive home. The novel was published in 1970 by the holt, rinehard and winston publishers. The bluest eye is based on africanamerican literature. The bluest eye downloadable audiobook the seattle public. First published in 1970, this is the first novel by morrison, winner of the 1993 nobel prize in literature. Essential toni morrison audiobooks for your collection.
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