num_pages: 275
description: Sethe. Proud and beautiful, she escaped from slavery but is haunted by its heritage. She must deal with this haunted life on every level, from the fires of the flesh to the heartbreaking challenges to the spirit. Set in rural Ohio several years after the Civil War, this profoundly affecting chronicle of slavery and its aftermath is Toni Morrison's greatest novel, a dazzling achievement, and the most spellbinding reading experience of the decade.
language: English
title: Beloved
titlecomplete: Beloved
characters: Sixo, Paul D, Schoolteacher, Baby Suggs, Sethe, Halle, Stamp Paid, Denver, Beloved
genres: Historical, Literature, School, Novels, Magical Realism, Classics, Historical Fiction, Fiction, African American, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 417731
places: Kentucky, Ohio, The United States of America
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: New American Library