Author

Publication

1996-02-01 - Avon Books (P)

Language

English

Word Count

34,250 words, Guess

Page Count

137 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100380727005
  • ISBN-139780380727001
  • LibraryThing218514
  • Goodreads969309
  • OCLC Control Number34263703
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Classifications

  • DDC813
  • LCCPR9320.9.D34 L66 1994

Description

Written in taut, poetic language, THE LONGEST MEMORY is set on a Virginian plantation in the 19th century, and tells the tragic story of a rebellious, fiercely intelligent young slave who breaks all the rules: in learning to read and write, in falling in love with a white girl, the daughter of his owner, and, finally, in trying to escape and join her in the free North. For his attempt to flee, he is whipped to death in front of his family, and this brutal event is the pivot around which the story evolves.

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Other Editions

  • The Longest MemoryAvon Books (P)1996-02-01

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