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Middle Passage (häftad, eng)
<p><b>Celebrating Fifty Years of Picador Books<br></b><br> <b>Winner of the National Book Award 1990<...
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<p><b>Celebrating Fifty Years of Picador Books<br></b><br> <b>Winner of the National Book Award 1990</b><br><br> <i>The Apocalypse would definitely put a crimp in my career plans.</i><br><br> Rutherford Calhoun, a puckish rogue and newly freed slave, spends his days loitering around the docks of New Orleans, dodging debt collectors, gangsters, and Isadora Bailey, a prim and frugal woman who seeks to marry him and curb his mischievous instincts.
When the heat from these respective pursuers becomes too much to bear, he cons his way on to the next ship leaving the dock: the <i>Republic</i>. Upon boarding, to his horror he discovers that he is on an illegal slave ship embarking on the Middle Passage, the portion of the triangular trade route that saw slaves transported from Africa to the US.<br><br> Staffed by a crew of criminals and degenerates, the <i>Republic</i> is on a mission to enslave members of the legendary Allmuseri tribe, while the sadistic yet philosophical Captain Falcon has a secondary objective: securing a mysterious cargo that possesses a terrifying and otherworldly power.
What follows is a story of Rutherford’s battle for survival, as he finds himself juggling loyalties between the ship’s crew and the enslaved passengers, and is forced to use every ounce of the charm and cunning that he possesses to endure the desperate conditions and battle the myriad deadly forces on the high seas.<br><br> A masterful blend of allegory, black comedy, naval adventure and supernatural horror, Charles Johnson's wildly inventive <i>Middle Passage</i> is a true modern classic.<br><br><b>Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.</b></p>
When the heat from these respective pursuers becomes too much to bear, he cons his way on to the next ship leaving the dock: the <i>Republic</i>. Upon boarding, to his horror he discovers that he is on an illegal slave ship embarking on the Middle Passage, the portion of the triangular trade route that saw slaves transported from Africa to the US.<br><br> Staffed by a crew of criminals and degenerates, the <i>Republic</i> is on a mission to enslave members of the legendary Allmuseri tribe, while the sadistic yet philosophical Captain Falcon has a secondary objective: securing a mysterious cargo that possesses a terrifying and otherworldly power.
What follows is a story of Rutherford’s battle for survival, as he finds himself juggling loyalties between the ship’s crew and the enslaved passengers, and is forced to use every ounce of the charm and cunning that he possesses to endure the desperate conditions and battle the myriad deadly forces on the high seas.<br><br> A masterful blend of allegory, black comedy, naval adventure and supernatural horror, Charles Johnson's wildly inventive <i>Middle Passage</i> is a true modern classic.<br><br><b>Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.</b></p>
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 224 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Pan Macmillan |
Utgivningsdatum | 2022-02-17 |
ISBN | 9781529078107 |
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- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 224
- Språk Engelska
- Utgivningsdatum 2022-02-17
- Förlag Pan Macmillan
- ISBN 9781529078107
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 224
- Språk Engelska
- Utgivningsdatum 2022-02-17
- Förlag Pan Macmillan
- ISBN 9781529078107