PEN America Issues Statement on Death of Writer Morrison
August 06, 2019
August 06, 2019
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 -- PEN America issued the following statement by CEO Suzanne Nossel:
Toni Morrison, a friend and colleague of the literary organization PEN America, has died today at the age of 88.
"PEN America mourns long-time member Toni Morrison, 1993 Nobel Prize winner, 2008 PEN Literary Service Award winner, and 2016 PEN/Saul Bellow Award winner.
"Her unmatched ability to use story to kindle empathy and rouse the imaginations of millions to . . .
Toni Morrison, a friend and colleague of the literary organization PEN America, has died today at the age of 88.
"PEN America mourns long-time member Toni Morrison, 1993 Nobel Prize winner, 2008 PEN Literary Service Award winner, and 2016 PEN/Saul Bellow Award winner.
"Her unmatched ability to use story to kindle empathy and rouse the imaginations of millions to . . .