BOOKISH: Philly lit events from May 17-23

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BOOKISH: Philly lit events from May 17-23

POSTED: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 4:00 PM

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Friday: Few authors have influenced contemporary literature quite as beautifully as Toni Morrison. Known for her complex yet relatable characters, Morrison's books continue to engage readers in important conversations of racial politics and gender identity. At times autobiographical, her stories draw from her own experience growing up as a black woman in the American cultural landscape of the 1940s, while also weaving together strands of content from folklore and the supernatural. Beloved was arguably her most influential novel, based on the true story of a slave whose decision to kill her own children rather than raise them in bondage would continue to haunt her for years to come. The novel, which epitomizes Morrison's world of emotionally layered characters, earned her a Pullitzer Prize for Fiction and was later adapted into a movie starring Oprah Winfrey. Tonight she'll discuss her latest book, Home, about a Korean War vet who leaves the trauma of war only to face racism back home in the US. With all the vivid detail and heartfelt relationships that made her a literary sensation, Morrison's latest book explores the often confusing concept of calling somewhere “home”.

7:30 p.m., $15, FLP Central Branch, 1901 Vine St., libwww.freelibrary.org.

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