The Known World-已知的世界

作者：Jones Edward P

书名：The Known World《已知的世界》

中文简介：The Known World《已知的世界》是爱德华·琼斯2003年的一部历史小说。故事发生在维吉尼亚州的战前时代，研究了美国白人和黑人拥有黑人奴隶的问题。这本书的出版受到了文学评论家的广泛赞誉，对它的故事和琼斯的散文赞不绝口。尤其是，他在故事中穿插故事的能力受到了《纽约时报》的高度赞扬。

英文简介：In one of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, Edward P. Jones, two-time National Book Award finalist, tells the story of Henry Townsend, a black farmer and former slave who falls under the tutelage of William Robbins, the most powerful man in Manchester County, Virginia. Making certain he never circumvents the law, Townsend runs his affairs with unusual discipline. But when death takes him unexpectedly, his widow, Caldonia, can't uphold the estate's order and chaos ensues. In a daring and ambitious novel, Jones has woven a footnote of history into an epic that takes an unflinching look at slavery in all of its moral complexities.