Pulitzer Prize Winner • New York Times Bestseller
In Beloved, Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison delivers a haunting, unforgettable tale that transforms the brutal history of slavery into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby.
Sethe was born into slavery and escaped to Ohio, but freedom remains elusive. Haunted by memories of Sweet Home—the farm where unspeakable horrors occurred—Sethe’s new home is also plagued by the ghost of her nameless baby, whose tombstone bears a single word: Beloved. As the past seeps into the present, Sethe must confront the trauma that refuses to be buried.
Beloved is a spellbinding masterpiece, a searing exploration of memory, motherhood, and the enduring scars of slavery. With a new afterword by the author, this novel is a cornerstone of American literature.
