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Description
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted. Their first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But the city's placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher, is close on their heels.
Media reviews
Der Roman des afroamerikanischen Autors Colson Whitehead über die Sklaverei in den USA des 19. Jahrhunderts kommt in deutscher Übersetzung nun gerade recht, um auf den heutigen Rassismus zu verweisen.
Awards
National Book Award (Finalist — Fiction — 2016)
Booker Prize (Longlist — 2017)
Dublin Literary Award (Longlist — 2018)
Pulitzer Prize (Winner — Fiction — 2017)
Kirkus Prize (Finalist — Fiction — 2016)
Audie Award (Finalist — 2017)
Locus Award (Finalist — Science Fiction Novel — 2017)
The Morning News Tournament of Books (Finalist — 2017)
Indies Choice Book Award (Winner — Adult Fiction — 2017)
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (Finalist — 2017)
Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Shortlist — Fiction — 2017)
Arthur C. Clarke Award (Winner — 2017)
Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize (Fiction — 2017)
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction (Finalist — Fiction — 2017)
Books Are My Bag Readers Award (Shortlist — Novel — 2017)
PEN/Jean Stein Book Award (Finalist — 2017)
TCK Publishing Reader's Choice Award (Novel — 2017)
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (Winner — Fiction — 2017)
Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award (Shortlist — 2017)
BCALA Literary Awards (Honor — 2017)
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nominee — Fiction — 2017)
Clark Fiction Prize (2017)
Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books (Fiction — 2016)
NPR: Books We Love (2016)
Boston Globe Best Book (2016)
The New York Times Notable Books of the Year (Fiction & Poetry — 2016)
Locus Recommended Reading (2016)
Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year (Literary Fiction — 2016)
The New York Times Best Books of the Year (Fiction — 2016)
Library Journal Top Ten Book (2016)
Oprah's Book Club 2.0 (2016-08 — 2016)
Notable Books List (Fiction — 2017)
Time Magazine's Best Books of the Year (Fiction — 2016)
Globe and Mail Top 100 Book (Fiction — 2016)
Los Angeles Public Library Best of the Year (Fiction — 2016)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Adults (Selection — 2016)
RUSA CODES Listen List (Selection — 2017)
A Century of Reading by LitHub ([2010])
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Original publication date
2016