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When Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., saw a modest auction catalogue listing for an "Unpublished Original Manuscript," he knew he could be on the verge of a major literary find. After exhaustive research, he found that the handwritten manuscript he had purchased was the only known novel by a female African American slave and possibly the first novel written by a black woman anywhere. THE BONDWOMAN'S NARRATIVE tells of a self-educated young house slave who knows all too well slavery's brutal limitations, but never suspects that the freedom of her beautiful new mistress is also at risk-or that a devastating secret will force them both to flee the South and make a desperate bid for freedom.
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Also available as a Time Warner AudioBook and eBook
When Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., saw a modest auction catalogue listing for an "Unpublished Original Manuscript," he knew he could be on the verge of a major literary find. After exhaustive research, he found that the handwritten manuscript he had purchased was the only known novel by a female African American slave and possibly the first novel written by a black woman anywhere. THE BONDWOMAN'S NARRATIVE tells of a self-educated young house slave who knows all too well slavery's brutal limitations, but never suspects that the freedom of her beautiful new mistress is also at risk-or that a devastating secret will force them both to flee the South and make a desperate bid for freedom.
A Featured Alternate of The Literary Guild®, of Book-of-the-Month Club®, of Quality Paperback Book Club®, and of Black Expressions
Imprint | Warner Books (NY) |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | April 2003 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | April 2003 |
Authors | Hannah Crafts |
Editors | Henry Louis Gates |
Dimensions | 211 x 140 x 38mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 464 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-446-69029-4 |
Barcode | 9780446690294 |
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LSN | 0-446-69029-5 |