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Toni Morrison Accepts the Edward MacDowell Medal

In this 2016 video, Michael Chabon presents Toni Morrison with the Edward MacDowell Medal for outstanding contribution to the arts and American culture. Morrison, who received a lifetime achievement award from the PEN American Center, tells a packed audience about how she became a writer and the inspiration for her first novel, The Bluest Eye.

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Toni Morrison
Nobel laureate
Michael Chabon
The Bluest Eye
PEN America
2016
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Edward MacDowell Medal
MacDowell
lifetime achievement award
PEN/Saul Bellow Award

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