Recommendations from our site
“Beloved was Morrison’s fifth novel. It’s a gripping story, inspired by a famous abolitionist case, the true story of a woman who runs away from slavery with her children, but when the slave catchers catch up with her, she kills one of her own and tries to kill the others, rather than returning them to slavery.” Read more...
The Best African American Literature
Farah Jasmine Griffin, Literary Scholar
“I was shocked by the blunt force of its subject matter and its exquisitely torqued prose. It remains one of my most adored novels.” Read more...
Esi Edugyan on Books That Influenced Her
Esi Edugyan, Novelist
Now you’ve read the others it’s time to read Beloved…
