Washington Black: A novel

Written by:
Esi Edugyan
Narrated by:
Dion Graham

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
39
Narrator
14
Release Date
September 2018
Duration
12 hours 19 minutes
Summary
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • “A gripping historical narrative exploring both the bounds of slavery and what it means to be truly free.” —Vanity Fair

Eleven-year-old George Washington Black—or Wash—a field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is initially terrified when he is chosen as the manservant of his master’s brother. To his surprise, however, the eccentric Christopher Wilde turns out to be a naturalist, explorer, inventor, and abolitionist. Soon Wash is initiated into a world where a flying machine can carry a man across the sky, where even a boy born in chains may embrace a life of dignity and meaning, and where two people, separated by an impossible divide, can begin to see each other as human.
 
But when a man is killed and a bounty is placed on Wash’s head, they must abandon everything and flee together. Over the course of their travels, what brings Wash and Christopher together will tear them apart, propelling Wash ever farther across the globe in search of his true self. Spanning the Caribbean to the frozen Far North, London to Morocco, Washington Black is a story of self-invention and betrayal, of love and redemption, and of a world destroyed and made whole again.
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William B.

Ends a bit abruptly, but this is beautifully written.

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Smith

This is a great work of Canadian fiction.

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Janice T.

beautiful to read. the author does a wonderful job drawing the reader in. there is a sense of this being a white person's feel good story on the slavery tooic

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Christine H.

Enjoyed the book and characters very much!

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