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She was born in Lorain, Ohio.
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She studied literature at Howard University.
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She obtained a Bachelor of Art.
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She defended a Master of Art about suicide at Cornell University.
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She was back at Howard University as a literature assistant professor.
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She became the edition director of the black literature
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She wrote her first novel called " The Bluest Eye".
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Her novels " Sula" and " Song of Solomon" ensured her notoriety.
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She taught at Cornell University and State University (NY)
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She won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for " Beloved", her best known and best-selling novel.
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She received the Nobel Prize of Literature