The Known World

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Price
$26.99  $25.10
Publisher
Amistad Press
Publish Date
Pages
400
Dimensions
6.43 X 9.32 X 1.3 inches | 1.27 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780060557546

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About the Author

Edward P. Jones, the New York Times bestselling author, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize, for fiction, the National Book Critics Circle award, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and the Lannan Literary Award for The Known World; he also received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2004. His first collection of stories, Lost in the City, won the PEN/Hemingway Award and was short listed for the National Book Award. His second collection, All Aunt Hagar's Children, was a finalist for the Pen/Faulkner Award. He has been an instructor of fiction writing at a range of universities, including Princeton. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Reviews
"Destined for a permanent spot on the...shelf of great American novels about slavery, next to Morrison...and Faulkner."--Boston Globe
"A grand and inspired work of historical fiction. . .[It] deserves every word of praise that comes its way."--Chicago Tribune Books
"Stunning....Pitch-perfect....Too much cannot be said about Mr. Jones gifts as a storyteller and a stylist."--The Washington Times
"An incredible saga."--Essence
"Stunning....His first novel is...likely to win acclaim."--New York Times
"Astonishingly rich. . .The particulars and consequences of the 'right' of humans to own other humans are dramatized with unprecedented ingenuity and intensity, in a harrowing tale that scarcely ever raises its voice. . . . It should be a major prize contender."--Kirkus Reviews (starred)
"A stunning debut novel."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"'The Known World' is a great novel, one that may eventually be placed with the best of American Literature."--San Diego Union-Tribune
"Fascinating . . .There is grief and fear, genuine affection an envy in this complex and fine novel."--Philadelphia Inquirer
"Heartrending....[The Known World] walks with the pace and solemnity of the Bible."--Dallas Morning News
"A strong, intricate, daring book by a writer of deep compassion and uncommon gifts."--Peter Matthiessen
"If Jones. . .keeps up this level of work, he'll equal the best fiction Toni Morrison has written about being black in America."--Speakeasy
"One of those rare works of fiction that both wound and heal."--O Magazine
"This...magical novel will touch you in a profound way."--People (4-Starred Critic's Choice)
"Vivid....[An] epic novel."--Book Magazine
"Brilliant....Glorious....[The Known World] belongs on the shelf with other classics of slavery, like Toni Morrison's "Beloved."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Once you start the book you are hooked....Consider this novel necessary reading."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"Jones has written a book of tremendous moral intricacy."--The New Yorker
"[A] powerful, multigenerational saga."--Chicago Tribune Books
"Complex, beautifully written, and breathtaking...the book will knock the wind out of you with the depth of its compassion."--QBR: The Black Book Review
"Extraordinary.....Nothing...quite prepares readers for the imaginative leaps and technical prowess of 'The Known World.'"--Seattle Times
"Brilliant...Jones' novel movingly evokes one small landscape of a larger map that so stubbornly yields up its truths today"--St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"A profoundly beautiful and insightful look at American slavery and human nature."--Booklist (starred)
"Breathtaking....A fascinating counterweight to Toni Morrison's Beloved....It is essential reading."--Entertainment Weekly
"A major achievement."--Time Out New York
"Beautifully written . . .[it] ought to enjoy the massive readership that Charles Frazier's runaway hit, Cold Mountain did."--USA Today
"Fascinating...poignant....[A] complex and fine novel."--Baltimore Sun
"Heartbreaking....fascinating."--Newsweek
" An exemplar of historical fiction. . . [it] will subdue your preconceptions, enrich your perceptions and trouble your sleep.. . .The way Jones tells this story. . .recalls Cormac McCarthy, William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez."--Starred Library Journal
"A masterpiece that deserves a place in the American literary canon."--Time magazine