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Haunting exploration of slavery's persistent scars.

If you're looking to immerse yourself in a profound narrative that grapples with the horrors of slavery and its long-lasting impact, "Beloved" by Toni Morrison is an essential read. Morrison's masterful storytelling vividly brings to life the psychological depth of her characters, making it an unforgettable experience that stays with you long after the final page.

  • Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1988)
  • American Book Award (1988)
  • Anisfield-Wolf Book Award (1988)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (1987)
  • Frederic G. Melcher Book Award (1988)
  • National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1987)
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Beloved

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ISBN: 9780375402739
Authors: Toni Morrison
Publisher: Knopf
Date of Publication: 1998-09-29
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Race, Literature, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.98
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Toni Morrison's magnificent Pulitzer Prize-winning novel—first published in 1987—brought the unimaginable experience of slavery into the literature of our time and into our comprehension. Set in post-Civil War Ohio, it is the story of Sethe, an escaped slave who has risked her life in order to wrench herself from a living death; who has lost a husband and buried a child; who has borne the unthinkable and not gone mad. Sethe, who now lives in a small house on the edge of town with her daughter, Denver, her mother-in-law, Baby Suggs, and a disturbing, mesmerizing apparition who calls herself Beloved. Sethe works at "beating back the past," but it makes itself heard and felt in her memory; in Denver's fear of the world outside the house; in the sadness that consumes Baby Suggs; in the arrival of Paul D, a fellow former slave; and, most powerfully, in Beloved, whose childhood belongs to the hideous logic of slavery and who has now come from the "place over there" to claim retribution for what she lost and for what was taken from her. Sethe's struggle to keep Beloved from gaining possession of her present—and to throw off the long-dark legacy of her past—is at the center of this spellbinding novel. But it also moves beyond its particulars, combining imagination and the vision of legend with the unassailable truths of history
 

Haunting exploration of slavery's persistent scars.

If you're looking to immerse yourself in a profound narrative that grapples with the horrors of slavery and its long-lasting impact, "Beloved" by Toni Morrison is an essential read. Morrison's masterful storytelling vividly brings to life the psychological depth of her characters, making it an unforgettable experience that stays with you long after the final page.

  • Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1988)
  • American Book Award (1988)
  • Anisfield-Wolf Book Award (1988)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (1987)
  • Frederic G. Melcher Book Award (1988)
  • National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1987)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.