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The Known World

By Edward P. Jones

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| Paperback | 9780061159176

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One of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, The Known World is a daring and ambitious work by Pulitzer Prize winner Edward P. Jones.

The Known World tells the story of Henry Townsend, a black farmer and former slave who falls under the tutelage of William Robbins, tContinue

One of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, The Known World is a daring and ambitious work by Pulitzer Prize winner Edward P. Jones.

The Known World tells the story of Henry Townsend, a black farmer and former slave who falls under the tutelage of William Robbins, the most powerful man in Manchester County, Virginia. Making certain he never circumvents the law, Townsend runs his affairs with unusual discipline. But when death takes him unexpectedly, his widow, Caldonia, can't uphold the estate's order, and chaos ensues. Jones has woven a footnote of history into an epic that takes an unflinching look at slavery in all its moral complexities.

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  • The means of evil

    The Known World Edward P Jones 388pp, Harper Perennial, £7.99 In 1855, Henry Townsend, a former slave who is now the owner of 33 slaves and 50 acres of land in Manchester County, Virginia, lies dying on his bed. His wife, Caldonia, "a coloured woman ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

  • The Known World By Edward P. Jones

    Before reading The Known World, Edward P. Jones' staggeringly accomplished first novel, I had no idea that there had been free black people in the antebellum South who themselves owned slaves. This strange and disturbing footnote to African-American ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

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    If you loved this one (as I did), try The Longest Memory.

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  • The setting is impressive, and the theme original but the story is somehow difficult to follow because of continuous shifting of time levels. A Pulitzer Prize, is probably based on sound research on a very particular aspect of slavery (black owners), and investigates the moral and social aspects of ... (continue)

    The setting is impressive, and the theme original but the story is somehow difficult to follow because of continuous shifting of time levels. A Pulitzer Prize, is probably based on sound research on a very particular aspect of slavery (black owners), and investigates the moral and social aspects of it under different points of view.

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    Anmar08 said on Jul 23, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • The Known World

    This beautifully told story exposes an interesting wrinkle to what is commonly known about the USA's history of slavery.

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    Readingrat said on Dec 26, 2008 | Add your feedback

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