The Underground Railroad
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Förlag | Little Brown |
Genre | Utländska berättare |
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Språk | Engelska |
Antal sidor | 345 |
Vikt | 320 gr |
Utgiven | 2017-06-29 |
ISBN | 9780708898406 |
In Whitehead's razor-sharp imagining of the antebellum South, the Underground Railroad has assumed a physical form: a dilapidated box car pulled along subterranean tracks by a steam locomotive, picking up fugitives wherever it can. Cora and Caesar's first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But its placid surface masks an infernal scheme designed for its unknowing black inhabitants. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher sent to find Cora, is close on their heels. Forced to flee again, Cora embarks on a harrowing flight, state by state, seeking true freedom.