The Known World: A Novel
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Set in Manchester County, Virginia, 20 years before the Civil War began, Edward P. Jones's debut novel, The Known World, is a masterpiece of overlapping plot lines, time shifts, and heartbreaking details of life under slavery. Caldonia Townsend is an educated black slaveowner, the widow of a well-loved young farmer named Henry, whose parents had bought their own freedom, and then freed their son, ... More
Book Information
Publisher | Amistad Press |
Binding | Paperback (19 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 432 |
ISBN-10 | 0060557559 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0060557553 |
Publication Date | 05/25/2004 |
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1/20/2015 Wayne Costigan said: A novel that took the author TEN years to complete - and won the Pulitzer Prize. What more can I add, other than it is so well written. Great use of the language. Awesome story plot that annoyed/shocked quite a few. The preternatural elements were both surprising and believable. I loved this book.
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