by Colson Whitehead · tapa dura · ISBN 9783446256552
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The novel 'Underground Railroad' by Colson Whitehead tells the story of Cora, a young slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia, who escapes through the Underground Railroad, a secret network of routes and shelters. In her flight to freedom, Cora faces unimaginable dangers and discovers a world full of cruelty and hope. The novel explores themes of race, identity, and the pursuit of freedom in 19th century America.
Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead is an American novelist. He is the author of nine novels, including his 1999 debut The Intuitionist; The Underground Railroad (2016), for which he won the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; and The Nickel Boys, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction again in 2020, making him one of only four writers ever to win the prize twice. He has also published two books of nonfiction. In 2002, he received a MacArthur Fellowship.
