Esi Edugyan

Washington Black (eBook, ePUB)

The Booker-shortlisted International Bestseller

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES STARRING TOM ELLIS, RUPERT GRAVES AND STERLING K. BROWN

* SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2018 * FINALIST FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL AND THE ROGERS WRITERS TRUST FICTION PRIZE * LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE 2019 * SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2020 * WINNER OF THE GILLER PRIZE *

'A masterpiece' ATTICA LOCKE
'Strong, beautiful and beguiling' OBSERVER
'Destined to become a future classic ... that rare book that should appeal to every kind of reader' GUARDIAN

When two English brothers take the helm of a Barbados sugar plantation, Washington Black - an eleven-year-old field slave - finds himself selected as personal servant to one of them. The eccentric Christopher 'Titch' Wilde is a naturalist, explorer, scientist, inventor and abolitionist, whose single-minded pursuit of the perfect aerial machine mystifies all around him.

Titch's idealistic plans are soon shattered and Washington finds himself in mortal danger. They escape together, but then Titch disappears and Washington must make his way alone, following the promise of freedom further than he ever dreamed possible.

Inspired by a true story, Washington Black is an extraordinary tale of a world destroyed and made whole again.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Profile
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847659972
• Artikelnr.: 53494233

Autorenporträt

Esi Edugyan's internationally bestselling Washington Black won the Giller Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the International Dublin Literary Award, and was a finalist for the Carnegie Medal Prize. Her previous novel, Half Blood Blues won the Giller Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the Governor-General's Literary Award, the Rogers Writers' Trust Prize, and the Women's Prize for Fiction. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.