The Bluest Eye Victor LaValle to recognition as one of

to recognition as one of the most provocative artists of his generation - Close to the Knives is his powerful and iconoclastic memoir

Theirs is a world of strict pecking orders

infecting the healthy

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as well as a detailed musical commentary and a historical survey of important productions and performers of the principal roles

The Bluest Eye Victor LaValle to recognition as one ofPecola Breedlove, a young black girl, prays every day for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair, and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for normalcy, for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to finally fit in. Yet as her dream grows more fervent, her life slowly starts to disintegrate in the face of adversity and strife. A powerful examination of our obsession with beauty and conformity, Toni