Immersed in Toni Morrison’s multitudes

Namwali Serpell.

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Arts & Culture

Immersed in Toni Morrison’s multitudes

Namwali Serpell’s book is an appreciation of ‘difficult’ oeuvre — and a defense

Eileen O’Grady

Harvard Staff Writer

March 3, 2026 5 min read

The true genius of Toni Morrison, says Namwali Serpell, isn’t found in the first read, but in the second, third, or fourth.