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Product Identifiers

PublisherHyperion Press

ISBN-100786864583

ISBN-139780786864584

eBay Product ID (ePID)493372

Product Key Features

Book TitleJourney to Beloved

Number of Pages184 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1998

TopicFilm / General, Cultural Heritage, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts

IllustratorYes

GenrePerforming Arts, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorNot Available

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight41.3 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width7.5 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN98-026255

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal791.43/72

SynopsisPublished to coincide with the release of Jonathan,Demme's film of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize,winning novel, this magnificent book tells Oprah,Winfrey's emotional account of making the film and,playing the part of Sethe, the former slave who,must come to terms with her past. Includes 125,black & white photographs by Ken Regan and,contributions from Jonathan Demme and Danny,Glover., Of all the events in Oprah Winfreys life, none has affected her powerfully as playing the part of Sethe, the former slave who must come to terms with a haunting past, in Jonathan Demmes film of Toni Morrisons Pulitzer Prize-winning novel - coming from Touchstone Pictures in Fall 1998. Oprah fell in love with the book when it was first published in 1988, and instantly became determined to deliver this powerful story to film herself. But making the movie was something even more profound than she might have imagined, and JOURNEY TO THE BELOVED is her own emotional account of that experience.With Oprahs heartfelt words and the evocative images of Ken Regan, JOURNEY TO THE BELOVED is an elegant book that will interest fans of Oprah, of Toni Morrison, and of fine filmmaking. Accompanying Oprahs personal journals and thoughts about the Beloved experience is a foreword by Jonathan Demme and a chorus of voices, from Danny Glover, Than die Newton, Kimberly Elise, and Beah Richards. The result is a tribute to a courageous work of art, expressed as only Oprah can express it., Published to coincide with the release of Jonathan Demme's film of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, this magnificent book tells Oprah Winfrey's emotional account of making the film and playing the part of Sethe, the former slave who must come to terms with her past. Includes 125 black & white photographs by Ken Regan and contributions from Jonathan Demme and Danny Glover.

LC Classification NumberPN1997.B276W56 1998