Beloved [sound recording] / Toni Morrison.
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. Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. And Sethe's new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved. Filled with bitter poetry and suspense as taut as a rope, Beloved is a towering achievement. After the Civil War ends, Sethe longingly recalls the two-year-old daughter whom she killed when threatened with recapture after escaping from slavery 18 years before.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781415935354
- ISBN: 1415935351
- ISBN: 9780739342275
- ISBN: 0739342274
- Physical Description: 10 audio discs (12 hours) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Library edition
- Publisher: New York : Random House Audio, [1998]
- Copyright: ℗1998
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Compact discs.Unabridged.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Read by the author.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- African American women > Fiction.
Enslaved women > Fiction.
Infanticide > Fiction.
Ohio > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Audiobooks.
Available copies
- 11 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 14 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Main Library | AUDB 10CD MOR (Text) | 30229100593671 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
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Summary:
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. Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. And Sethe's new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved. Filled with bitter poetry and suspense as taut as a rope, Beloved is a towering achievement. After the Civil War ends, Sethe longingly recalls the two-year-old daughter whom she killed when threatened with recapture after escaping from slavery 18 years before.
