Edward P. Jones

THE KNOWN WORLD by Edward P. Jones, Davis (Editor)
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The cutting season by Attica Locke

Book Group In March we will be reading three selections that fit the theme "Healing the Wounds of the Past." This month's selections are: Atticka Locke's The cutting season, Edward P. Jones' THE KNOWN WORLD, and Toni Morrison's Beloved. (added from Barnes & Noble)… (more)

Tuesday, November 13, 7:30 PM Greenlight Fiction Book Group discusses THE KNOWN WORLD by Edward P. Jones

Led by Greenlight staff, this book group discusses paperback fiction; in 2012, the group is focusing on award winners and under-the-radar gems. For November, the book group discusses Edward Jones’ novel THE KNOWN WORLD, winner of the 2003 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. The novel 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.

Location: Street: 686 Fulton Street City: Brooklyn, Province: New York Postal Code: 11217 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Tuesday, July 10, 7:00 p.m.

THE KNOWN WORLD by Edward P. Jones

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.

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Location: Street: 1010 El Camino Real City: Menlo Park, Province: California Postal Code: 94025-4349 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)