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Format:
Book (regular print)
Title:
The bluest eye : a novel
ISBN:
9780307278449

9781442081796
Edition:
First Vintage International edition.
Publication:
New York : Vintage International, Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2007]
Physical Description:
xiii, 205 pages ; 21 cm
General Note:
"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc., in 1970"--Title page verso
Summary:
Pecola Breedlove, a young eleven-year-old black girl, prays every day for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to finally fit in. Yet as her dreams grow more fervent, her life slowly starts to disintegrate in the face of adversity and strife. A powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity.--From publisher's description.
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