{"title":"Edward P. Jones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdward P. Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts profoundly moving narratives rooted in the complexities of African American life. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Known World\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into themes of history, memory, and morality, offering richly textured stories that explore the human condition with nuance and compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect literary fiction marked by evocative prose and intricate character studies, set against vivid backdrops that challenge and illuminate perspectives on community, identity, and the legacy of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-known-world-by-edward-p-jones-9780008706142","title":"The Known World","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe masterful, Pulitzer Prize-winning literary epic about the painful and complex realities of slave life on a Southern plantation. An utterly original exploration of race, trust, and the cruel truths of human nature, this is a landmark in modern American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHenry Townsend, previously enslaved and now a farmer and bootmaker, is one of the few Black masters in the South. Mentored by William Robbins, one of the most powerful men in Manchester County, Virginia, Townsend has built his plantation with ambition and discipline, while grappling with his place in a society defined by racial oppression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Townsend dies unexpectedly, the established order falls into disarray. As disruption reverberates throughout the community, a series of events uncovers an intricate web of relationships, power imbalances, and betrayals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn astonishing literary epic exploring race, trust, and the cruel truths of human nature, Edward P. Jones' Pulitzer Prize-winning novel \u003cem\u003eThe Known World\u003c\/em\u003e is a landmark in modern American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46496053526764,"sku":"9780008706142","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1895533482191.jpg?v=1748490197"},{"product_id":"the-known-world-american-classics-edition-by-edward-p-jones-9780063482296","title":"The Known World [American Classics Edition]","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize Award and recognized as the best book of fiction in the 21st century by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eEdward P. Jones's \u003cem\u003eThe Known World\u003c\/em\u003e is a debut novel of stunning emotional depth and unequaled literary power and continues to show its importance to the American literary canon.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHenry Townsend, a farmer, boot maker, and former slave, through the surprising twists and unforeseen turns of life in antebellum Virginia, becomes proprietor of his own plantation—as well his own slaves. When he dies, his widow Caldonia succumbs to profound grief, and things begin to fall apart at their plantation: slaves take to escaping under the cover of night, and families who had once found love under the weight of slavery begin to betray one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond the Townsend household, the known world also unravels: low-paid white patrollers stand watch as slave “speculators” sell free black people into slavery, and rumours of slave rebellions set white families against slaves who have served them for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn ambitious, courageous, luminously written masterwork, \u003cem\u003eThe Known World\u003c\/em\u003e seamlessly weaves the lives of the freed and the enslaved—and allows all of us a deeper understanding of the enduring multidimensional world created by the institution of slavery. \u003cem\u003eThe Known World\u003c\/em\u003e not only marks the return of an extraordinarily gifted writer, it heralds the publication of a remarkable contribution to the canon of American classic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643358003436,"sku":"9780063482296","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780063482296-the-known-world-american-classics-edition.jpg?v=1779168805"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/edward-p-jones.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}