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Synopsis
Washington Black is the third novel by Canadian author Esi Edugyan. The novel was published in 2018 by HarperCollins in Canada and by Knopf Publishers internationally. A bildungsroman, the story follows the early life of George Washington "Wash" Black, chronicling his escape from slavery and his subsequent adventures. The novel won the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. In 2025, a television adaptation was produced by Hulu.
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Details
- Type
- Book
- Release date
- January 1, 2018
- Genres
- historical fiction
- Created by
- Esi Edugyan
- Countries
- United States