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Tony Morrison, the first African-American writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, died Tuesday at the age of 88, after a short illness, her family said in a statement.
"Tony Morrison died yesterday, surrounded by family and friends," the statement said.
"It is true that her departure is a great loss, but we are grateful that she has lived a beautiful and long life," said her family.
The statement also pointed out that the Pulitzer Prize winning author had died as a result of a short illness, without explaining what it consisted of.
Morrison, who came from a slave family, was known for his contribution to black literature.
This masterful academy is the author of 11 novels in six decades, as well as literary attempts, children's stories, two plays and an opera text.
And reviewed in his work the history of black Americans, since they were slaves of their emancipation against slavery in contemporary American society.
His most famous works include The Bluestay (1970), Sola (1973) and Song of Salomon (1977). He became famous on the world stage with Belafed (1987), winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1988, who plunged into the black American community in the 19th century.
Tony Morrison was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993 and was "a mother, a grandmother, an aunt and an aunt who loves being with family and friends," says the family's statement.
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