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October 07, 2013 12:33:53 PM

Your American Icon:

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Location:

New York

Why is this work an American Icon?:

Its difficult to select one work by Toni Morrison to feature but this one is the gatekeeper to the rest of her portfolio. Toni Morrison's prose and style is unique. There is no other American writer that can write the way she writes.

First name:

Sergio

Twitter:

@Intelatin

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