Beloved

by Toni Morrison, Sylviane Rue, Hortense Chabrier

17,9 x 11 x 1,8 cm, 379 pages

French language

Published May 22, 2008 by 10-18.

ISBN:: 978-2-264-04796-0
Goodreads:: 6349875

(10 reviews)

Inspiré d'un fait divers survenu en 1856, Beloved exhume l'horreur et la folie d'un passé douloureux. Ancienne esclave, Sethe a tué l'enfant qu'elle chérissait au nom de l'amour et de la liberté, pour qu'elle échappe à un destin de servitude. Quelques années plus tard, le fantôme de Beloved, la petite fille disparue, revient douloureusement hanter sa mère coupable. Loin de tous les clichés, Toni Morrison ranime la mémoire et transcende la douleur des opprimés. Prix Pulitzer en 1988, Beloved est un grand roman violent et bouleversant. Traduit de l'anglais (États-Unis) par Hortense Chabrier et Sylviane Rué

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PanaX@bookwyrm.social reviewed Beloved by Toni Morrison

Review of 'Beloved' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I'm left speechless and muted.

sarah reviewed Beloved by Toni Morrison

masterpiece

5 stars

I don’t think I really grasped all of this when I read it as a 18yo when it was first published. The long histories of trauma and the grip of the past. It’s just a tremendous book and even now I feel like I am barely grasping its glimmers.

dgw reviewed Beloved by Toni Morrison

Review of 'Beloved' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

I had to read this book for an English class. As other reviewers have said, the switching back and forth between narrative and stream-of-consciousness is very awkward and annoying. (I also just happen to find stream-of-consciousness obnoxious, especially when used in books, but that's not fair.)

I was also very uninterested in the story. It simply didn't hold my attention.