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Rent The Known World
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published: Jun 2004
Genre: Fiction - General
Retail Price: $17.99
Pages: 432
Synopsis
[A]n impressively researched, challenging novel debut....The particulars and consequences of the 'right' of humans to own other humans are dramatized with unprecedented ingenuity and intensity, in a harrowing tale that scarcely ever raises its voice....This will mean a great deal to a great many people. It should be a major prize contender, and it won't be forgotten.
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Reviews
This book was so authentic emotionally and in its level of detail and realism that it was hard to accept it as fiction!
The depth of description and feeling in this book reminded me of Cold Moutain. Yet I found this even more riveting. The author includes a list and description of the characters, should the reader forget a relationship.
Historically, the book is a great review of a difficult period in American history. The narrative is difficult to follow because the timeline is all over the place.