\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES STARRING TOM ELLIS, RUPERT GRAVES AND STERLING K. BROWN\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2018 * \u003c/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL AND THE ROGERS WRITERS TRUST FICTION PRIZE * \u003c/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE \u003c/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWALTER SCOTT PRIZE 2019 * \u003c/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2020 * \u003c/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE GILLER PRIZE *\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterpiece' ATTICA LOCKE\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Strong, beautiful and beguiling' \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Destined to become a future classic ... that rare book that should appeal to every kind of reader' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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 them. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTitch's idealistic plans are soon shattered and Washington finds himself in mortal danger. They escape together, but then Titch disappears and Washington must make his way alone, following the promise of freedom further than he ever dreamed possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by a true story, \u003ci\u003eWashington Black\u003c/i\u003e is an extraordinary tale of a world destroyed and made whole again.\u003c/p\u003e
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