by Toni Morrison · Penguin Books Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140285666
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«Beloved» is the novel by Toni Morrison, published by Penguin Books Ltd in paperback (288 pages, in English).
After escaping slavery on the Sweet Home farm, Sethe lives in Ohio with her memories and the ghost of her dead daughter, whose name was carved on the tombstone as Beloved. The arrival of a mysterious young woman who calls herself Beloved unleashes the secrets Sethe thought were buried, in a novel that blends realism, historical memory, and supernatural elements.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988 and the American Book Award. First installment of the Beloved trilogy, originally published in 1987.
Frequent reading in schools and book clubs, and a classic of American literature with elements of magical realism.
Chloe Anthony Wofford "Toni" Morrison was an American novelist and editor. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song of Solomon (1977) brought her national attention and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 1988, Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved (1987).
