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Beloved
It is the mid-1800s and as slavery looks to be coming to an end, Sethe is haunted by the violent trauma it wrought on her former enslaved life at Sweet Home, Kentucky. Her dead baby daughter, whose tombstone bears the single word, Beloved, returns as a spectre to punish her mother, but also to elicit her love.
Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison is one of the finest novelists of our times.
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Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison is one of the finest novelists of our times.
Discover Toni Morrison's most iconic work in this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that exemplifies her powerful and important place in contemporary American literature.
'An American masterpiece' - AS Byatt
It is the mid-1800s and as slavery looks to be coming to an end, Sethe is haunted by the violent trauma it wrought on her former enslaved life at Sweet Home, Kentucky. Her dead baby daughter, whose tombstone bears the single word, Beloved, returns as a spectre to punish her mother, but also to elicit her love. Told with heart-stopping clarity, melding horror and beauty, Beloved is Toni Morrison's enduring masterpiece.
'Toni Morrison was a giant of her times and ours... Beloved is a heartbreaking testimony to the ongoing ravages of slavery, and should be read by all' - Margaret Atwood, New York Times
'The literary titan we must never stop learning from' - Metro
Winner of the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for achievement in American fiction
One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World
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Beloved by Toni Morrison is hailed as a transformative force in literature, offering a profound exploration of America's history through a masterful narrative. Critics describe it as a triumphant and magnificent achievement with compelling human voices and intense emotional depth. The novel's beauty and forceful storytelling establish it as an acclaimed masterpiece, captivating readers with its frightening yet exciting depiction of the past.
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ISBN: 9780099760115
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 August 1997
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 245g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Toni Morrison was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. She is the author of many novels, including The Bluest Eye, Beloved (made into a major film), Paradise and Love. She has also received the National Book Critics Circle Award and a Pulitzer Prize for her fiction.
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