Washington Black
Edugyan, Esi2020
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When two English brothers take the helm of a Barbados sugar plantation, nervousness and fear run high. Washington Black - an eleven year-old field slave who has known no other life - is aghast to find himself selected as personal servant to one of these men. His new master is the eccentric Christopher Wilde - naturalist, explorer, scientist, inventor and abolitionist - whose single-minded pursuit of the perfect aerial machine mystifies all around him. Through Wilde, Washington is initiated into a world of wonder: a world where even a boy born in chains may embrace a life of dignity and meaning.
Main title:
Washington Black / Esi Edugyan.
Author:
Edugyan, Esi, author
Edition:
Large print edition
Imprint:
Oxford : Isis, 2020.
Collation:
474 p. ; 24 cm
Awards:
Scotiabank Giller Prize 2018
ISBN:
9781785417474 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6LP
Local class:
F
Language:
English
BRN:
2722386
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