Middle Passage A Novel
, by Johnson, CharlesNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780684855882 | 0684855887
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/1/1998
It is 1830. Rutherford Calhoun, a newly treed slave and irrepressible rogue, is desperate to escape unscrupulous bill collectors and an impending marriage to a priggish schoolteacher. He jumps aboard the first boat leaving New Orleans, theRepublic,a slave ship en route to collect members of a legendary African tribe, the Allmuseri. Thus begins a daring voyage of horror and self-discovery.Peopled with vivid and unforgettable characters, nimble in its interplay of comedy and serious ideas, this dazzling modern classic is a perfect blend of the picaresque tale, historical romance, sea yarn, slave narrative, and philosophical novel.