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   • Beloved is Morrison's undisputed masterpiece. It elegantly captures hers trademark touches: elegant prose, fantastical occurrences, striking characters, and racial tension. Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby.

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   • Such are the horrors of slavery and Beloved addresses the collective memory of violences that are physically, emotionally and spiritually destructive.

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   Is Beloved based on a true story?

   • The critically acclaimed Beloved (1987), which won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction, is based on the true story of a runaway slave who, at the point of recapture, kills her infant daughter in order to spare her a life of slavery. A film adaptation of the novel was released in 1998 and starred Oprah Winfrey.

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   • Parents need to know that this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is on many high school required reading lists because it's a classic that will leave a lasting imprint on readers. It's true that Beloved is the 26th book on the American Library Association's Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books for 2000-2009 and has been…

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   Sep 16, 1987 · Toni Morrison. 3.95. 439,414 ratings21,852 reviews. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Toni Morrison’s Beloved is a spellbinding and dazzlingly innovative portrait of a woman haunted by the past. Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free.

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   You can help us help kids by suggesting a diversity update. Haunting Pulitzer Prize winner about slavery's impact. Read Common Sense Media's Beloved review, age rating, and parents guide.

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   Jun 2, 2023 · Salamishah Tillet, a Pulitzer-winning critic, discusses the book she has read the most over the course of her life — Toni Morrison’s classic novel of slavery and trauma. June 2, 2023 Share ...

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   Sep 16, 1987 · GET IT. New York Times Bestseller. IndieBound Bestseller. Morrison's truly majestic fifth novel—strong and intricate in craft; devastating in impact. Set in post-Civil War Ohio, this is the story of how former slaves, psychically crippled by years of outrage to their bodies and their humanity, attempt to "beat back the past," while the ghosts ...

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   Reviews of Beloved by Toni Morrison. Summary | Excerpt | Reviews | Read-Alikes | Genres & Themes | Author Bio. Beloved. by Toni Morrison. Critics' Opinion: Readers' Opinion: First Published: Oct 2006, 360 pages. Paperback: Jun 2004, 352 pages. Genres. Rate this book. Buy This Book. About this Book. Summary. Excerpt. Book Summary.

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   Jan 22, 2022 · January 22, 2022. Toni Morrison’s Beloved is another classic that has taken me a while to come to. Why? As with many revered books, that is a question with a very long answer! Beloved is obviously in a league all it’s own. I have a lot to learn about READING from it.

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   Apr 21, 2024 · Beloved, novel by Toni Morrison, published in 1987 and winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize. The work examines the destructive legacy of slavery as it chronicles the life of a Black woman named Sethe, from her pre-Civil War days as a slave in Kentucky to her time in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1873.