Psychology & Behavior

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Beloved

by Toni Morrison · 1987 · 324 pages

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About This Book

Set in post-Civil War Ohio, the novel follows Sethe, a formerly enslaved woman haunted by the ghost of the daughter she killed to spare from a life of bondage. It examines the psychological legacy of slavery through themes of memory, motherhood, and community.

Genres

Psychology & Behavior History Fiction & Literature

Topics

Ghosts Memory Motherhood Racism Reconstruction Era Slavery Trauma

Book Details

Published

1987

Pages

324

Language

en

ISBN

9780394535975

Awards & Recognition

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1988)Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Book Award (1988)American Book Award (1988)

Audiobook Available

12h 33m

Narrated by Toni Morrison

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