Toni Morrison's first novel, "The Bluest Eye", introduces us to the tragic life of a poor black family in 1940s America, after the Great Depression. Pecola, helpless and neglected, prays every night for blue eyes, like those of her privileged white classmates. In this work, Morrison examines our obsession with beauty and social acceptance, posing difficult questions about race, class, and gender with the discretion and elegance that distinguish her writing.

Morrison highlights the sins of her society while offering beauty in her narration of blackness, avoiding the pitfalls of the white gaze. "The Bluest Eye" is a powerful read that has changed the American literary landscape and received the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Literature.

Pages: 240, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm