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ISBN: 0345804325

ISBN13: 9780345804327

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER - "An American masterpiece" (NPR) that chronicles a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South.

One of The New York Times's 10 Best Books of the 21st Century

The basis for the acclaimed original Prime Video series directed by Barry Jenkins.

Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. An outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is on the cusp of womanhood--where greater pain awaits. And so when Caesar, a slave who has recently arrived from Virginia, urges her to join him on the Underground Railroad, she seizes the opportunity and escapes with him.

In Colson Whitehead's ingenious conception, the Underground Railroad is no mere metaphor: engineers and conductors operate a secret network of actual tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil. Cora embarks on a harrowing flight from one state to the next, encountering, like Gulliver, strange yet familiar iterations of her own world at each stop.

As Whitehead brilliantly re-creates the terrors of the antebellum era, he weaves in the saga of our nation, from the brutal abduction of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day. The Underground Railroad is both the gripping tale of one woman's will to escape the horrors of bondage--and a powerful meditation on the history we all share.

Look for Colson Whitehead's new novel, Crook Manifesto

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A few weeks ago, The New York Times Book Review published a piece entitled The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century and it has garnered lots of attention. Here's a look at the list, along with highlights, a reading guide, and more.

The Underground Railroad in 21 October Releases We're Excited About
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Published by Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 21, 2023

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The Underground Railroad in 14 of the Best Fantasy Titles
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Published by Ashly Moore Sheldon • June 04, 2023

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The Underground Railroad in Back to the Theater!
Back to the Theater!
Published by Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 07, 2021

The pandemic put many exciting film releases on hold, but movies are back, baby! And, in keeping with our key interests, we've put together a list of upcoming book-to-screen adaptations that we can't wait to see. (But only after we read, of course.)

The Underground Railroad in 7 New and Upcoming Book-to-Screen Adaptations
7 New and Upcoming Book-to-Screen Adaptations
Published by Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 24, 2021

With theatre experiences still limited by the pandemic, streaming options are more available (and needed!) than ever. Here are some of the exciting new book-to-screen adaptations available to watch—and of course read—right now.

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