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The Water Dancer

by Ta-Nehisi Coates
$18.08
The Water Dancer - Thryft
The Water Dancer - Thryft

A magical journey to freedom and justice.

The Water Dancer is an extraordinary story of a young slave's journey to liberation. The book impressively blends magical realism with historical events and evokes an emotional response from readers. It provides a captivating description of the protagonist's journey through locations in the North and South, where he challenges racial inequality and fights for the freedom of his loved ones. The book is an excellent choice for readers interested in African American history, social justice, and magical realism.

  • Locus Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2020)
  • Audie Award for Literary Fiction & Classics (2020)
  • Tähtifantasia Award Nominee (2021)
  • British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer (Sydney J. Bounds Award) (2020)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2020)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction and for Debut Novel (2019)
  • NAACP Image Award Nominee for Fiction (2020)
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.

The Water Dancer

by Ta-Nehisi Coates
$18.08
ISBN: 9780399590597
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $36.19
Authors: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Publisher: One World
Date of Publication: 2019-09-24
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Race, Magical Realism
Goodreads rating: 4.07
(rated by 108979 readers)

Description

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here and here.Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage. When his mother was sold away, Hiram was robbed of all memory of her—but was gifted with a mysterious power. Years later, when Hiram almost drowns in a river, that same power saves his life. This brush with death births an urgency in Hiram and a daring scheme: to escape from the only home he’s ever known.So begins an unexpected journey that takes Hiram from the corrupt grandeur of Virginia’s proud plantations to desperate guerrilla cells in the wilderness, from the coffin of the Deep South to dangerously idealistic movements in the North. Even as he’s enlisted in the underground war between slavers and the enslaved, Hiram’s resolve to rescue the family he left behind endures.This is the dramatic story of an atrocity inflicted on generations of women, men, and children—the violent and capricious separation of families—and the war they waged to simply make lives with the people they loved. Written by one of today’s most exciting thinkers and writers, The Water Dancer is a propulsive, transcendent work that restores the humanity of those from whom everything was stolen.
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*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

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*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.

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A magical journey to freedom and justice.

The Water Dancer is an extraordinary story of a young slave's journey to liberation. The book impressively blends magical realism with historical events and evokes an emotional response from readers. It provides a captivating description of the protagonist's journey through locations in the North and South, where he challenges racial inequality and fights for the freedom of his loved ones. The book is an excellent choice for readers interested in African American history, social justice, and magical realism.

  • Locus Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2020)
  • Audie Award for Literary Fiction & Classics (2020)
  • Tähtifantasia Award Nominee (2021)
  • British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer (Sydney J. Bounds Award) (2020)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2020)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction and for Debut Novel (2019)
  • NAACP Image Award Nominee for Fiction (2020)
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.