The known world
(Book)

Book Cover
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for

Average user rating: 4.3 stars
User ratings:
5 star
 
(4)
4 star
 
(2)
3 star
 
(2)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Status:
11 copies, 7 people are on the wait list.

Also in This Series

Copies

Location
Call Number
Status
Cary Regional - Adult Fiction
JONES
Checked out
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction
JONES
Checked out
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction
JONES
Checked out
Holly Springs Community - Adult Fiction
JONES
Checked out
North Regional - Adult Fiction
JONES
Checked out
North Regional - Adult Fiction
JONES
Checked out
Oberlin Regional - Adult Fiction
JONES
Item being held
West Regional - Adult Fiction
JONES
Checked out
WCPL - Adult Fiction
JONES
On Order

More Details

Published:
New York : Amistad, [2003].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
388 pages ; 24 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780060557553, 0060557559, 9780060557553 (pbk. : alk. paper), 0060557540, 9780060557546
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.8, 22 Points

Notes

Description
When a plantation proprietor and former slave--now possessing slaves of his own--dies, his household falls apart in the wake of a slave rebellion and corrupt underpaid patrollers who enable free black people to be sold into slavery.
Awards
Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 2004.

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Jones, E. P. (2003). The known world. First edition. New York, Amistad.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Jones, Edward P. 2003. The Known World. New York, Amistad.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Jones, Edward P, The Known World. New York, Amistad, 2003.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Jones, Edward P. The Known World. First edition. New York, Amistad, 2003.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

Staff View

Grouped Work ID:
e2b7be79-d6fd-2da5-1156-ec8da6da85de
Go To Grouped Work

Record Information

Last Horizon Extract TimeJul 26, 2024 04:07:20 PM
Last File Modification TimeJul 26, 2024 04:07:22 PM
Last Grouped Work Modification TimeJul 26, 2024 04:07:19 PM

MARC Record

LEADER03871cam a2200901 a 4500
001ocm51519698
003OCoLC
00520240717122400.0
008030114t20032003nyu           000 1 eng  
010 |a  2003040389
019 |a 223531469
020 |a 9780060557553
020 |a 0060557559
020 |a 9780060557553 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 |a 0060557540
020 |a 9780060557546
0291 |a AU@ |b 000024376004
0291 |a AU@ |b 000042491078
0291 |a AU@ |b 000044663965
0291 |a DEBBG |b BV016498432
0291 |a HEBIS |b 113434057
0291 |a LQU |b 298595
0291 |a NLGGC |b 248266470
0291 |a NZ1 |b 7448900
0291 |a UKBRU |b 173982
0291 |a UNITY |b 116939001
0291 |a YDXCP |b 1969400
035 |a (OCoLC)51519698 |z (OCoLC)223531469
040 |a DLC |b eng |c DLC |d BAKER |d NLGGC |d TQA |d EGM |d YDXCP |d BTCTA |d YJA |d BNO |d LMR |d DEBBG |d AU@ |d P@N |d CTN |d O2H |d TXBXL |d BDX |d OCLCF |d P4I |d ZCU |d UtOrBLW
043 |a n-us-va
049 |a NXAA
05000 |a PS3560.O4813 |b K58 2003
08200 |a 813/.54 |2 21
084 |a 18.06 |2 bcl
084 |a HU 9800 |2 rvk
0920 |a JONES
1001 |a Jones, Edward P.
24514 |a The known world / |c Edward P. Jones.
250 |a First edition.
2641 |a New York : |b Amistad, |c [2003]
2644 |c Ã2003
300 |a 388 pages ; |c 24 cm
336 |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent
337 |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia
338 |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier
5050 |a The known world (novel) -- P.S.: An interview with Edward P Jones -- "The known world" dramatis personae -- "The girl who raised pigeons" (short story.).
520 |a When a plantation proprietor and former slave--now possessing slaves of his own--dies, his household falls apart in the wake of a slave rebellion and corrupt underpaid patrollers who enable free black people to be sold into slavery.
586 |a Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 2004.
6500 |a African American plantation owners |v Fiction.
6500 |a African American slaveholders |v Fiction.
6500 |a Plantation life |v Fiction
6500 |a Slavery |v Fiction
6500 |a Enslaved persons |v Fiction
6507 |a African American plantation owners |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00799303
6507 |a African American slaveholders |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00799362
6507 |a Plantation life |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01065779
6507 |a Slavery |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01120426
6507 |a Enslaved persons |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01120522
6510 |a Virginia |v Fiction
6517 |a Virginia |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01204597
6557 |a Historical fiction |2 gsafd
6557 |a Fiction |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01423787
85642 |3 Publisher description |u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc044/2003040389.html
939 |a ODC |b COM9367670BT |c 1
950 |a AA TOP
949 |b 32046300376485 |c SYSAFIC |d JONES |l CRY |n 5841662 |o 0 |s o |w 03/08/2016 |x 21 |y PBK
949 |b 32046303641885 |c SYSAFIC |d JONES |l EVA |n 7113497 |o 0 |s o |w 08/14/2019 |x 17 |y PBK
949 |b 32046304119154 |c SYSAFIC |d JONES |l EVA |n 7303562 |o 0 |s o |w 01/21/2020 |x 8 |y PBK
949 |b 32046301524125 |c SYSAFIC |d JONES |l HSP |n 6228915 |o 0 |s o |w 01/18/2017 |x 17 |y PBK
949 |b 32046300376568 |c SYSAFIC |d JONES |l NOR |n 5841670 |o 1 |s trace |w 03/08/2016 |x 13 |y PBK
949 |b 32046303109537 |c SYSAFIC |d JONES |l NOR |n 6870413 |o 0 |s o |w 01/30/2019 |x 15 |y PBK
949 |b 32046301524117 |c SYSAFIC |d JONES |l NOR |n 6228914 |o 0 |s o |w 01/18/2017 |x 21 |y PBK
949 |b 32046300376527 |c SYSAFIC |d JONES |l OBR |n 5841666 |o 0 |s h |w 03/08/2016 |x 17 |y PBK
949 |b acq8616913 |c SYSAFIC |d JONES |l WCPL |n 8616913 |o 0 |s r |w 07/19/2024 |x 0 |y PBK
949 |b acq8616914 |c SYSAFIC |d JONES |l WCPL |n 8616914 |o 0 |s r |w 07/19/2024 |x 0 |y PBK
949 |b acq8616915 |c SYSAFIC |d JONES |l WCPL |n 8616915 |o 0 |s r |w 07/19/2024 |x 0 |y PBK
949 |b 32046300376550 |c SYSAFIC |d JONES |l WRL |n 5841669 |o 0 |s o |w 03/08/2016 |x 22 |y PBK
999 |a 696250