by Toni Morrison · DEBOLSILLO · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788497932653
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Set after the Civil War in Ohio, it tells the story of Sethe, a fugitive slave who risked her life to escape a living death. The novel explores the horrors of slavery and its aftermath, showing how the past can haunt and affect the present. Sethe lives with her daughter Denver and is tormented by the appearance of a disturbing figure who calls herself Beloved, whose past is linked to the logic of slavery and seeks retribution for what was taken from her. Sethe's struggle to protect her present and free herself from the dark legacy of her past is at the heart of this fascinating novel.
Chloe Anthony Wofford "Toni" Morrison was an American novelist and editor. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song of Solomon (1977) brought her national attention and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 1988, Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved (1987).
