Book Details
Format
Kindle
Pages
146
Language
English
Published
Nov 16, 2017
Publisher
Vintage Digital
ISBN-10
1446496341
ISBN-13
9781446496343
Description
Written in taut, poetic language, THE LONGEST MEMORY is set on a Virginian plantation in the 19th century, and tells the tragic story of a rebellious, fiercely intelligent young slave who breaks all the rules: in learning to read and write, in falling in love with a white girl, the daughter of his owner, and, finally, in trying to escape and join her in the free North. For his attempt to flee, he is whipped to death in front of his family, and this brutal event is the pivot around which the story evolves.
Genres
Romance
Science Fiction
History
Contemporary