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Cora, a slave on a Georgia cotton plantation, faces unimaginable horrors, especially as she matures into womanhood. An outcast among her peers, her life takes a turn when Caesar, a newcomer from Virginia, introduces her to the Underground Railroad. Together, they decide to escape, but their plan goes awry when Cora kills a white boy trying to capture her. They find a station and head north, but they are relentlessly pursued. In this innovative narrative, the Underground Railroad is depicted as a real network of tracks and tunnels beneath the South. Their first stop is South Carolina, which initially appears to offer safety, but hides a sinister scheme against its black residents. The relentless slave catcher Ridgeway is hot on their trail, forcing Cora to flee once more. Her journey becomes a harrowing odyssey across states, each revealing different facets of freedom and oppression. Cora's experiences echo those of the protagonist in Gulliver’s Travels, as she navigates a landscape filled with unique terrors and challenges. The narrative captures the brutal history of African Americans from the slave trade to the present, blending adventure with a profound meditation on shared history and the quest for liberation.
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The underground railroad, Colson Whitehead
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2017
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- Titolo
- The underground railroad
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Colson Whitehead
- Editore
- Fleet
- Pubblicato
- 2017
- Formato
- In brossura
- ISBN10
- 0525435700
- ISBN13
- 9780525435709
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Prosa storica, USA, Letteratura Americana, XIX Secolo, Africa, Romanzi sociali, Razza, Razzismo, Violenza, Ferrovie / Treni, America, Fuga, Letteratura afroamericana, Storia alternativa, Libertà, Stati Uniti meridionali, Adattato in una serie, Schiavitù, Schiavi, Georgia, Premio Pulitzer, Carolina del Nord, Neri, Arresto, Piantagioni
- Prima pubblicazione
- 2016
- Titolo originale
- The Underground Railroad
- Valutazione
- 4,15 su 5
- Descrizione
- Cora, a slave on a Georgia cotton plantation, faces unimaginable horrors, especially as she matures into womanhood. An outcast among her peers, her life takes a turn when Caesar, a newcomer from Virginia, introduces her to the Underground Railroad. Together, they decide to escape, but their plan goes awry when Cora kills a white boy trying to capture her. They find a station and head north, but they are relentlessly pursued. In this innovative narrative, the Underground Railroad is depicted as a real network of tracks and tunnels beneath the South. Their first stop is South Carolina, which initially appears to offer safety, but hides a sinister scheme against its black residents. The relentless slave catcher Ridgeway is hot on their trail, forcing Cora to flee once more. Her journey becomes a harrowing odyssey across states, each revealing different facets of freedom and oppression. Cora's experiences echo those of the protagonist in Gulliver’s Travels, as she navigates a landscape filled with unique terrors and challenges. The narrative captures the brutal history of African Americans from the slave trade to the present, blending adventure with a profound meditation on shared history and the quest for liberation.