Toni Morrison: Oxford Expert Discusses Author's Life and Work on Radio 4

A laughing Toni Morrison from the West Point Lecture in 2013

Dr Tessa Roynon, a Senior Research Fellow for the Rothermere American Institute at the University of Oxford, appeared on Radio 4's The Last Word to discuss literary giant Toni Morrison.  Following Morrison's death, Dr Roynon speaks about the life and work of the Nobel Prize Winner who has inspired generations.

You can listen to the programme online here.

 

For further analysis of Toni Morrison’s influence on American Literature, please see Dr Roynon’s article on abc.net here

 

Dr Roynon has also curated an exhibition in teh English Faculty Library which pays tribute to her genius and influence; read more about it here.