Beloved

by Toni Morrison · first published 1987

Beloved is a 1987 novel by American novelist Toni Morrison. Set in the period after the American Civil War, the novel tells the story of formerly enslaved people whose Cincinnati home is haunted by a malevolent spirit. Sethe, a formerly enslaved mother of four, grapples with her traumatic past. Morrison sought to depict the limitations that enslaved women faced and to present a physical manifestation that was lacking in the world of literature.

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Genre:

Historical fiction, Magic realist fiction

Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 3.9 / 5 (74 on Open Library)

Year page:

1987