The murder of her best-known work's title character haunts its protagonist, who loves Paul D, named Sethe.
In the second novel of this author's Dantesque Trilogy, Violet Trace mutilates the corpse of her husband's lover. The navel-less Pilate is the aunt and Guitar Baines is the childhood best friend of another character created by this author, Milkman Dead. Claudia MacTeer's family takes in Pecola Breedlove, protagonist of this author's The Bluest Eye. The murder of her best-known work's title character haunts its protagonist, who loves Paul D, named Sethe. For 10 points, identify this author of Song of Solomon and Beloved.
In the second novel of this author's Dantesque Trilogy, Violet Trace mutilates the corpse of her husband's lover.
Toni {Morrison} [or Chloe Ardelia {Wofford}]