The Resource Washington Black, Esi Edugyan
Washington Black, Esi Edugyan
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- Summary
- Unexpectedly chosen to be a family manservant, an eleven-year-old Barbados sugar-plantation slave is initiated into a world of scientific inquiry and dignity before a devastating betrayal propels him throughout the world in search of his true self
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First United States edition.
- Extent
- 333 pages
- Note
-
- "This is a Borzoi Book."
- "Originally published in hardcover in Canada by Patrick Crean Editions, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., Toronto, in 2018"--title page verso
- Isbn
- 9780525521426
- Label
- Washington Black
- Title
- Washington Black
- Statement of responsibility
- Esi Edugyan
- Subject
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- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueAirships
- trueBarbados
- Barbados -- Fiction
- trueBetrayal
- trueBlack Canadian fiction
- trueCanadian fiction
- trueFugitives
- trueHistorical fiction
- Historical fiction
- Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction
- trueInterracial friendship
- trueMalicious accusation
- trueScience
- trueSelf-discovery
- Slavery -- Fiction
- trueSlaves
- Sugar plantations -- Fiction
- Voyages and travels -- Fiction
- true1830s -- 1830 -- 1839
- trueAdult books for young adults
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Unexpectedly chosen to be a family manservant, an eleven-year-old Barbados sugar-plantation slave is initiated into a world of scientific inquiry and dignity before a devastating betrayal propels him throughout the world in search of his true self
- Summary
- Unexpectedly chosen to be a family manservant, an 11-year-old Barbados sugar-plantation slave is initiated into a world of technology and dignity before a devastating betrayal propels him throughout the world in search of his true self
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Book, 2019.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2018.
- Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2018.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2018
- Scotiabank Giller Prize, 2018.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10692373
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Edugyan, Esi
- Dewey number
- 813.6
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Slavery
- Sugar plantations
- Voyages and travels
- Identity (Psychology)
- Barbados
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Washington Black, Esi Edugyan
- Note
-
- "This is a Borzoi Book."
- "Originally published in hardcover in Canada by Patrick Crean Editions, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., Toronto, in 2018"--title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 21429289
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First United States edition.
- Extent
- 333 pages
- Isbn
- 9780525521426
- Lccn
- 2017058436
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1019837790
- (DLC) 2017058436
- 1191680
- Label
- Washington Black, Esi Edugyan
- Note
-
- "This is a Borzoi Book."
- "Originally published in hardcover in Canada by Patrick Crean Editions, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., Toronto, in 2018"--title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 21429289
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First United States edition.
- Extent
- 333 pages
- Isbn
- 9780525521426
- Lccn
- 2017058436
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1019837790
- (DLC) 2017058436
- 1191680
Subject
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueAirships
- trueBarbados
- Barbados -- Fiction
- trueBetrayal
- trueBlack Canadian fiction
- trueCanadian fiction
- trueFugitives
- trueHistorical fiction
- Historical fiction
- Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction
- trueInterracial friendship
- trueMalicious accusation
- trueScience
- trueSelf-discovery
- Slavery -- Fiction
- trueSlaves
- Sugar plantations -- Fiction
- Voyages and travels -- Fiction
- true1830s -- 1830 -- 1839
- trueAdult books for young adults
Genre
- trueBlack Canadian fiction
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueCanadian fiction
- Fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
Included in
- trueHistorical Fiction: Canadian Authors
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2018
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Adult Fiction for Young Adults: 2018
- trueBest Historical Fiction 2018
- trueScotiabank Giller Prize
- trueALA Notable Books - Fiction: 2019
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 2018
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
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