Beloved
(Audiobook on CD)
Author
Published
Santa Ana, CA : Books on Tape, [2006].
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Status
Westover - Adult Audiobooks
CD F MORRI
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CD F MORRI
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Westover - Adult Audiobooks | CD F MORRI | Available |
Description
Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding audio 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.
More Details
Published
Santa Ana, CA : Books on Tape, [2006].
Format
Audiobook on CD
Physical Desc
10 audio discs (approximately 73 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
9781415935354
Notes
Participants/Performers
Read by the author.
Description
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 18 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. -- from Amazon.
System Details
Compact discs.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Morrison, T. (2006). Beloved (Unabridged.). Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Morrison, Toni. 2006. Beloved. Santa Ana, CA: Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Morrison, Toni. Beloved Santa Ana, CA: Books on Tape, 2006.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Morrison, T. (2006). Beloved. Unabridged. Santa Ana, CA: Books on Tape.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Morrison, Toni. Beloved Unabridged., Books on Tape, 2006.
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