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Beloved, 1987 - Information about the Book

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1988
General Information
Writing Style and Structure
Timeline of events in the novel (pdf)
Chronology of the Events
Symbolism and Motifs
Theme
Character Analysis
Character Map
A Note on Margaret and Sethe in and out of History, and Toni Morrison's Beloved
Violence, home, and community in Toni Morrison's 'Beloved.'
Sethe's choice: 'Beloved' and the ethics of reading.
Looking into the self that is no self: an examination of subjectivity in 'Beloved.'
'Beloved': ideologies in conflict, improvised subjects
Morrison's Beloved: Allegorically Othering "White" Christianity.
The Dual Endings of Toni Morrison's Beloved
Why Is Beloved Beloved?
Sethe's decision to kill her child (pdf)
How far is Beloved a political novel? (pdf)
Collection of essays on "Beloved"
Existential study of 'Beloved.' ZHONG Yu-ning, WANG Bai-tao; Foreign Languages Department, Xinyu College, China. 2007 (pdf format 3 pages)
Tracing Rape: The Trauma of Slavery in Toni Morrison's 'Beloved.' Robin E. Field; King's College, PA. 2007 (pdf format 12 pages)

Author Toni Morrison talks about Beloved; with reading by Toni Morrison. BBC Worldservice; January, 2009 (52:59)
Author Toni Morrison talks about the story and slavery (mainly about the opera). NPR; June 22, 2007 (1:18)
Author Toni Morrison discusses areas of the writer's imagination that can't be captured by the film "Beloved." - actual interview loads very slowly. KCRW; October 22, 1998 (28:30)
Author Toni Morrison talks with Don Swaim about how she developed the main character in Beloved and more about her personal history. Wired For Books; 1987 (31:02)