A Response to David Handlin’s “One Hundred Best American Novels”
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Beloved by Toni Morrison
This novel tells the story of a former African-American slave woman who, after escaping to Ohio, is haunted by the ghost of her deceased daughter. The protagonist is forced to confront her repressed memories and the horrific realities of her past, including the desperate act she committed to protect her children from a life of slavery. The narrative is a poignant exploration of the physical, emotional, and psychological scars inflicted by the institution of slavery, and the struggle for identity and self-acceptance in its aftermath.
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The American Scholar, 101 Books
This is a contrasting list of One Hundred Best American Novels, 1770 to 1985 by author and feminist scholar Sandra M. Gilbert
I highly recommend reading her description of this list.
This list was originally published in 2014 and was added to this site about 2 years ago.
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- Location Specific:
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- Category Specific:
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