The Known World -- Edward P. Jones, Paperback Bruce Hidemi Sakow Author: Michael K

Author: Michael K

and perhaps the most famous seven words in Unix history: "You are not expected to understand this

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while Mandy took a job at a downtown financial services firm as an administrative assistant

The Known World -- Edward P. Jones, Paperback Bruce Hidemi Sakow Author: Michael KFrom National Book Award nominated author Edward P. Jones comes a debut novel of stunning emotional depth and unequaled literary power Henry Townsend, a farmer, boot maker, and former slave, through the surprising twists and unforeseen turns of life in antebellum Virginia, becomes proprietor of his own plantation as well his own slaves. When he dies, his widow Caldonia succumbs to profound grief, and things begin to fall apart at their plantation: