The bluest eye : a novel /
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 ferv...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Vintage International,
[2007]
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| Edition: | 1st Vintage International ed. |
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 205 pages ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780307278449 0307278441 |