Buy 3 Get Another Free On All Under S$10
Get 10% off all year round! Join Thryft Club
Get 10% off all year round and $10 off your next order! Join Thryft Club
Stay in touch and win free books! Sign up

Your cart

Your cart is empty

Check out these collections.

Books from Singapore Publishers
Books From University Presses
Creative Nonfiction
New

The Underground Railroad

by Colson Whitehead
$9.90
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad

Historical fiction reimagining the escape to freedom.

"The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead offers an alternative version of history with a literal underground train aiding the escape of slaves. It's a powerful and intense read that delves into the struggles and resilience of the human spirit against the inhumanity of slavery. The imaginative storytelling and rich historical context make it an enlightening journey for readers interested in American history and the universal quest for freedom.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2017)
  • Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2017)
  • National Book Award for Fiction (2016)
  • Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (2017)
  • Arthur C. Clarke Award (2017)
  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2017)
  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Fiction (2017)
  • Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Fiction (2017)
  • NAIBA Book of the Year for Fiction (2017)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction (2017)
  • Kirkus Prize Nominee for Fiction (2016)
  • Goodreads Choice Award for Historical Fiction (2016)
  • NAACP Image Award Nominee for Fiction (2017)
  • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Nominee (2017)
  • The Rooster -- The Morning News Tournament of Books (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
New

The Underground Railroad

by Colson Whitehead
$9.90
ISBN: 9780349726809
Authors: Colson Whitehead
Publisher: Fleet
Date of Publication: 2021-04-29
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
Related Topics: Race, Literature
Goodreads rating: 4.06
(rated by 414533 readers)

Special Offer

Buy 3 Preloved Items Below S$10 and Get Another Free

Discount applied automatically when you add them to your cart!

Description

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, the #1 New York Times bestseller from Colson Whitehead, a magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad for Cora; an outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is coming into womanhood—where even greater pain awaits. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Matters do not go as planned—Cora kills a young white boy who tries to capture her. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted. In Whitehead’s ingenious conception, the Underground Railroad is no mere metaphor—engineers and conductors operate a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil. Cora and Caesar’s first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But the city’s placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher, is close on their heels. Forced to flee again, Cora embarks on a harrowing flight, state by state, seeking true freedom. Like the protagonist of Gulliver’s Travels, Cora encounters different worlds at each
Condition guide

Book Condition Guide

Books in Like New Condition

This book may contain very minor cosmetic defects, but it is in pristine condition. There should be no yellowing, no foxing, no water damage, and no annotations of any kind on the cover and the pages. For paperbacks, there should not be any crease marks on the spine. This book is good as new — lucky you!

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Very Good Condition

This book has been used, but it is still in a clean condition. There should be no foxing or annotations of any kind on the inner pages, but a sparse amount may be present on the cover, title pages, or outside edges of the book. There should be no water damage of any kind. For paperbacks, there may be light crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Good Condition

We do our best to ensure the quality of our books, but there is no escaping the wear and tear that comes with time. Slight foxing and some annotations may be present on the pages and the cover. There should be no water damage of any kind. For paperbacks, there may be several crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

Books in Well Read Condition

This is a well-read book, which means that the previous owner probably really enjoyed it! The cover and pages may include moderate foxing and annotations, but the text is not obscured and still readable. Moderate cosmetic defects and minor water damage may be present on the edges of the book. For paperbacks, there may be multiple crease marks on the spine.

*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

 

Find out more about our process here.

 

Similar Reads

Historical fiction reimagining the escape to freedom.

"The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead offers an alternative version of history with a literal underground train aiding the escape of slaves. It's a powerful and intense read that delves into the struggles and resilience of the human spirit against the inhumanity of slavery. The imaginative storytelling and rich historical context make it an enlightening journey for readers interested in American history and the universal quest for freedom.

  • Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2017)
  • Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2017)
  • National Book Award for Fiction (2016)
  • Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (2017)
  • Arthur C. Clarke Award (2017)
  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2017)
  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Fiction (2017)
  • Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Fiction (2017)
  • NAIBA Book of the Year for Fiction (2017)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction (2017)
  • Kirkus Prize Nominee for Fiction (2016)
  • Goodreads Choice Award for Historical Fiction (2016)
  • NAACP Image Award Nominee for Fiction (2017)
  • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Nominee (2017)
  • The Rooster -- The Morning News Tournament of Books (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.