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Washington Black : a novel / Esi Edugyan.

Washington Black : a novel / Esi Edugyan.
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ISBN 9781781258972 (paperback)
Name Edugyan, Esi author.
Title Washington Black : a novel / Esi Edugyan.
Published London : Serpent's Tail, 2018.
©2018
Description 419 pages ; 22 cm.
Summary 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 the night sea viewed from a hilltop shivers with light; where a simple cloth canopy can propel a man across the sky; where even a boy born in chains may embrace a life of dignity and meaning. Then, on a disastrous voyage of escape, Wilde disappears. Washington is forced to make his way back to the civilized world alone. One day, however, a man appears in the doorway of his new life, making claims of the past. Is this truly the long-lost Wilde? If so, what are the real motives for his return? And is it possible that his resurrection will destroy everything?
Subjects Slaves -- Barbados -- Fiction
Slavery -- Fiction
Canadian fiction -- 21st century
Barbados -- Fiction
Genre Historical fiction
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