Morrison Toni. Beloved 2025. 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. Toni morrison's beloved highlights the novel's powerful exploration of slavery's lasting impact on america, the complexities of sacrifice and motherhood, and the urgent need to honor the stories of enslaved black.
At the center of toni morrison’s fifth novel, which earned her the 1988 pulitzer prize for fiction, is an almost unspeakable act of horror and heroism: 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.