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The Known World

The Known World Hardcover - 2003

by Edward P. Jones

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Henry Townsend, a black bootmaker and former slave in antebellum Virginia, becomes a proprietor of his own plantation--as well as his own slaves. This modern masterpiece explores what happens when he dies and "the known world" unravels.

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Amistad, 2003-09-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. New York: Amistad, 2003. Hardcover. First edition, First printing. A great copy of this Pulitzer prize winner. Fine in like dust jacket.
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  • Title The Known World
  • Author Edward P. Jones
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Amistad, New York
  • Date 2003-09-01
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 200804240011OFFFH44JO
  • ISBN 9780060557546 / 0060557540
  • Weight 1.27 lbs (0.58 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.32 x 6.43 x 1.3 in (23.67 x 16.33 x 3.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: South Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Geographic Orientation: Virginia
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Virginia
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003040389
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • Black Issues Book Review, 11/01/2003, Page 50
  • Booklist, 09/15/2003, Page 211
  • Booklist Editors Choice/Adult, 01/01/2004, Page 776
  • Booksense '76 Sep/Oct 2003, 09/01/2003, Page 1
  • Ebony, 02/01/2013, Page 73
  • Entertainment Weekly, 08/22/2003, Page 134
  • Essence, 11/01/2003, Page 150
  • Kirkus Reviews, 07/15/2003, Page 928
  • Library Journal, 08/01/2003, Page 131
  • Library Journal Prepub Alert, 05/15/2003, Page 66
  • Multicultural Review, 06/01/2004, Page 56
  • New York Review of Books, 10/21/2004, Page 14
  • New York Times, 08/31/2003, Page 9
  • New Yorker (The), 09/01/2003, Page 127
  • People Weekly, 09/29/2003, Page 45
  • Publishers Weekly, 08/11/2003, Page 253
  • Qbr the Black Book Review, 09/01/2003, Page 4
  • Time, 04/19/2004, Page 74

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