The Known World

by Edward P. Jones

Genres: African American Historical; Cultural Heritage; Historical Fiction; Book Prizes & Literary Awards

Synopsis

Best-selling author Edward P. Jones is a winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Shifting between different historical perspectives, The Known World effortlessly weaves together the lives of freed and enslaved blacks, whites, and Indians for a remarkable novel that examines the lasting effects of slavery. Henry Townsend is a black farmer and former slave in increasingly chaotic antebellum Virginia. Under the tutelage of his affluent white mentor, Henry learns to run a plantation and soon has his own-and his own slaves.

Release date: May 25, 2004

Publisher: HarperCollins e-books

Print pages: 432