The Known World

by Edward P. Jones

Book Overview

From National Book Award-nominated author Edward P. Jones comes a debut novel of stunning emotional depth and unequaled literary power

Henry Townsend, a farmer, boot maker, and former slave, through the surprising twists and unforeseen turns of life in antebellum Virginia, becomes proprietor of his own plantation--as well his own slaves. When he dies, his widow Caldonia succumbs to profound grief, and things begin to fall apart at their...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1663611769
• ISBN13: 9781663611765
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Turtleback