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The Known World

Edward P. Jones

Experience the complex world of antebellum Virginia through the intertwined stories of freed and enslaved blacks, whites, and Indians. Follow Henry Townsend, a black farmer and former slave, as he becomes proprietor of his own plantation with his own slaves under the mentorship of the powerful William Robbins. Witness the unraveling of the Townsend estate and the world beyond it, where rumors of slave rebellions and the selling of free black people into slavery cause families to betray each other. The Known World is a beautifully written and ambitious novel that delves deep into the multidimensional world of slavery.
Publish Date
2006-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
2006-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 2003
Goodreads Rating
3.83
ISBN
9780060557546
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
2021-06-04T12:27:47.000Z
@Rachelrooo Better late than never, what an amazing amazing book.      source
2021-07-16T17:28:14.000Z
@malloryomeara @ReadingGPodcast My wife and I had talked about the books we were reading in our initial OkCupid messages, and I mentioned this being a favorite. I showed up with it on our first date, and we still have the copy in our living room.      source