When two English brothers take the helm of a Barbados sugar plantation, Washington Black - an eleven year-old field slave - finds himself selected as personal servant to one of these men. The eccentric Christopher 'Titch' Wilde is a naturalist, explorer, scientist, inventor and abolitionist, whose single-minded pursuit of the perfect aerial machine mystifies all around him.
When two English brothers take the helm of a Barbados sugar plantation, Washington Black - an eleven year-old field slave - finds himself selected as personal servant to one of these men. The eccentric Christopher 'Titch' Wilde is a naturalist, explorer, scientist, inventor and abolitionist, whose single-minded pursuit of the perfect aerial machine mystifies all around him.
Titch's idealistic plans are soon shattered and Washington finds himself in mortal danger. They escape the island together, but then then Titch disappears and Washington must make his way alone, following the promise of freedom further than he ever dreamed possible.
From the blistering cane fields of Barbados to the icy wastes of the Canadian Arctic, from the mud-drowned streets of London to the eerie deserts of Morocco, Washington Black teems with all the strangeness and mystery of life. Inspired by a true story, Washington Black is the extraordinary tale of a world destroyed and made whole again.
作者简介
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Esi Edugyan's Half Blood Blues won the Scotiabank Giller Prize and was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize, the Governor-General's Literary Award, the Rogers Writers' Trust Prize, and the Orange Prize. Washington Black will be published in August 2018. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
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3 有用 CoolBean 2018-10-22 13:24:00
及时止损，弃于第二章开始。尴尬的描写，没有魅力的人物，第一章感觉没什么内容居然也写了100多页，350页感觉比800页还多…
0 有用 Seigawa 2023-03-28 11:19:31 上海
缺乏震撼力但十分扎实的好故事，天生为奴听着发生在另一个大陆的历史而成长的黑人孩子，自负伪善的白人主人，存活于世的是前者。就是写得太匠气，黑人说一口白人英语。
0 有用 nobody 2024-07-15 22:26:22 江苏
freedom + friendship + exploration。Titch的人物形象真的很饱满 so do Wash！