The Known World
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Originally published | 2003 |
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Authors | Edward P. Jones |
Publishers | HarperCollins |
Characters | Henry Townsend |
William Robbins | |
Augustus Townsend | |
Caldonia | |
Moses | |
Genres | Novel |
Historical Fiction | |
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ID | 2605095 |
About The Known World
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.