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The Known World

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Originally published 2003
Authors Edward P. Jones
Publishers HarperCollins
Characters Henry Townsend
William Robbins
Augustus Townsend
Caldonia
Moses
GenresNovel
Historical Fiction
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The Known World is a 2003 historical novel by Edward P. Jones. Set in Virginia during the antebellum era, it examines the issues regarding the ownership of black slaves by both white and black Americans. The book was published to acclaim, with praise its story and Jones's prose.

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