description: Shifting in time between the years preceding the Civil War and the years immediately following it. "Beloved" is the story of how an escaped slave tries to overcome the tragic death of her daughter. Morrison's lyrical narrative weaves together the supernatural and the tangible, and the result is a dazzling achievement and a spellbinding reading experience.
language: English
title: Beloved
titlecomplete: Beloved
characters: Halle, Paul D, Schoolteacher, Denver, Sixo, Baby Suggs, Stamp Paid, Beloved, Sethe
genres: Literature, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, African American, Novels, Historical, Fiction, Classics, School, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 417680
places: The United States of America, Ohio, Kentucky
series: Beloved Trilogy
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: American Book Award, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Frederic G. Melcher Book Award, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Bt Bound