The release date for the English version of 'The Known World' by
Edward P. Jones is Aug 2006. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Pulitzer Prize winner Edward P. Jones's The Known World is a bold and ambitious book that has become one of the most renowned books in recent memory.
The Known World is the tale of Henry Townsend, a former slave and black farmer who learns from William Robbins, the most influential person in Manchester County, Virginia. To ensure that he never breaks the law, Townsend manages his business with extraordinary diligence. However, when he passes away suddenly, Caldonia, his wife, is unable to maintain the estate's discipline, and mayhem ensues. A historical footnote has been skillfully weaved by Jones into an epic that examines slavery in all its moral complexity.