The Known World
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An ambitious, luminously written novel that ranges from the past to the present, The Known World seamlessly weaves together the lives of the freed and the enslaved -- and allows all of us a deeper understanding of the enduring multi-dimensional world created by the institution of slavery.
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FictionHistorical FictionBook ClubAfrican AmericanHistoricalLiterary FictionNovelsLiteratureRaceAmerican
400 Pages
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