The most influential American author of her generation, Toni Morrison's writing was radically ambiguous
- Written by Paul Giles, Professor, Challis Chair of English, University of Sydney
Toni Morrison photographed in 2010: in both her fiction and non-fiction, she sought to expose the 'national amnesia' underlying often unconscious forms of racism.Ian Langsdon/EPA
Toni Morrison, who has died aged 88, was the most influential and studied American author of her generation. Born as Chloe Wofford in Ohio in 1931, she graduated in 1953...