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Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead · 2016 · 416 pages
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About the book
Colson Whitehead reimagines the Underground Railroad—the network of escape routes for enslaved people—as a literal underground train system. Following Cora on her journey toward freedom, the novel explores the history of slavery, racism, and resistance in the US in a poetic and unsettling way. A work of fiction that questions the past while illuminating wounds still open in American society.
Book details
| Author | Colson Whitehead |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Underground Railroad |
| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Pages | 416 |
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