ISBN Washington Black book Paperback 432 pages

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018Winner of the Giller PrizeFinalist for the Carnegie medal and the Rogers Writers Trust Fiction PrizeNew York Times Top Ten Book of the Year 2018'Nothing short of a masterpiece.' - Attica Locke'Strong, beautiful and beguiling.' - Observer'Destined to become a future classic ... that rare book that should appeal to every kind of reader.' - GuardianWhen 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.Titch'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.Inspired by a true story, Washington Black is an extraordinary tale of a world destroyed and made whole again.

Esi Edugyan's Washington Black has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018 and The Scotiabank Giller Prize 2018. Her previous novel, 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. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia