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WASHINGTON BLACK
13,50€
Auteur(s)
Esi Edugyan
Éditeur(s)
Serpent's Tail
Genre
Littérature contemporaine / Contemporary
DISPONIBILITE
Disponible (En stock)
Date de parution
04/04/2019
Format
198.00 x 129.00 mm
Support
Paperback B-format
EAN
9781846689604
Resumé
When two English brothers take the helm of a Barbados sugar plantation, Washington Black - an eleven-year-old field slave - finds himself selected as personal servant to one of them. The eccentric Christopher 'Titch' Wilde is a naturalist, explorer, scientist, inventor and abolitionist, whose single-minded pursuit of the perfect aerial machine mystifies all around him.
Titch's idealistic plans are soon shattered and Washington finds himself in mortal danger. They escape together, but then Titch disappears and Washington must make his way alone, following the promise of freedom further than he ever dreamed possible. Inspired by a true story, Washington Black is an extraordinary tale of a world destroyed and made whole again.