Book
Beloved : a novel / by Toni Morrison ; [with a new foreword by the author].
This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781400033416 (paperback)
- Physical Description: xix, 321 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Vintage International edition.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage International, 2004.
- Copyright: ©1987
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. This book was banned and challenged for depictions of sexual violence, slavery, mature themes, and because it was claimed to be sexually explicit. |
Search for related items by subject
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | FIC Morri | 31681010345148 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Morri | 31681010412906 | BOOK SANCTUARY | On holds shelf | - |
Electronic resources
- https://www.innisfilidealab.ca/book-sanctuary/
- Visit our website to learn more about our Book Sanctuary Collection
- http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/random051/2004555136.html
- Sample text
- Baker & Taylor
Sethe, an escaped slave living in post-Civil War Ohio with her daughter and mother-in-law, is haunted persistently by the ghost of the dead baby girl whom she sacrificed, in a new edition of the Nobel Laureate's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 60,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
Sethe, an escaped slave living in post-Civil War Ohio with her daughter and mother-in-law, is persistently haunted by the ghost of her dead baby girl. - Blackwell North Amer
New York Times Bestseller
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 Setheâs 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.
"You can't go wrong by reading or re-reading the collected works of Toni Morrison. Beloved, Song of Solomon, The Bluest Eye, Sula, everything else â they're transcendent, all of them. Youâll be glad you read them."--Barack Obama - Random House, Inc.
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER ⢠NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠This "powerful, mesmerizing storyâ (People) is an unflinching look into the abyss of slavery, from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner. With an afterword by the author.
âA masterwork.... Wonderful.... I canât imagine American literature without it.â âJohn Leonard, Los Angeles Times
Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. Sethe has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. And Setheâs new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved.
âDazzling. . . . Magical. . . . An extraordinary work.â âThe New York Times
