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Sethe, a runaway slave, and the ghost of the daughter she killed; Morrison's masterpiece.

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Classic1.1k Historical Fiction52 Literary Fiction141 Nobel Prize55 Ohio5 Pulitzer Prize20 Toni Morrison2

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Jacket design by R. D. Scudellari. Published by Alfred A. Knopf. · Public domain

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Bucket Itemby Darek Woźniakcreated 2026-09-07

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