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Underground Railroad von Colson Whitehead - Informationen zur Ausgabe

Underground Railroad ist ein Werk von Colson Whitehead, das innerhalb der Kategorie Sachbuch eingeordnet wird und bereits durch seine klare thematische Ausrichtung überzeugt. Die vorhandene Beschreibung macht deutlich, worauf Underground Railroad den Fokus legt: 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 stage of her journey—hers is an odyssey through time as well as space. As Whitehead brilliantly re-creates the unique terrors for black people in the pre–Civil War era, his narrative seamlessly weaves the saga of America from the brutal importation of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day. The Underground Railroad is at once a kinetic adventure tale of one woman’s ferocious will to escape the horrors of bondage and a shattering, powerful meditation on the history we all share

Warum Underground Railroad relevant sein kann

Gerade wer nach Werken von Colson Whitehead sucht, sollte Underground Railroad näher betrachten. Mit dem Erscheinungszeitpunkt 07.2019 lässt sich Underground Railroad sauber in einen bibliografischen Kontext einordnen. Dass Underground Railroad in Deutsch erschienen ist, erleichtert die gezielte Auswahl für sprachspezifische Recherchen. Underground Railroad spricht besonders Nutzer an, die sich für Bücher rund um Sachbuch interessieren.

Thematische Einordnung von Underground Railroad

Im thematischen Kontext von Sachbuch setzt Underground Railroad laut Beschreibung auf folgende Schwerpunkte: 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 stage of her journey—hers is an odyssey through time as well as space. As Whitehead brilliantly re-creates the unique terrors for black people in the pre–Civil War era, his narrative seamlessly weaves the saga of America from the brutal importation of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day. The Underground Railroad is at once a kinetic adventure tale of one woman’s ferocious will to escape the horrors of bondage and a shattering, powerful meditation on the history we all share Die vorhandenen Tags verdichten die inhaltliche Einordnung des Buches zusätzlich: Fiction, History, Historical, Fiction, historical, general, General, Ficción, Fiction, historical, Historical fiction, New York Times reviewed, New York Times bestseller, Large type books, Literary, Historia, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Historical, Fugitive slaves, Southern states, fiction, Slaves, fiction, Amerikanisches Englisch, 18.06 Anglo-American literature, Historischer Roman, FICTION / African American / General, Fiction, african american & black, historical, African American, Underground Railroad, nyt:hardcover-fiction=2016-08-21, Esclavos fugitivos, Esclavitud- -- Estados Unidos- -- Novelas

ISBN, Revision und weitere Referenzdaten

Die Kombination aus ISBN-10 3596522277 und ISBN-13 9783596522279 ermöglicht eine besonders präzise bibliografische Zuordnung. Für weiterführende bibliografische Verknüpfungen sind die Kennungen OL17619932W und OL37791067M besonders hilfreich.

Bibliografische Eckdaten dieser Ausgabe

1. Veröffentlicht am: 07.2019
2. Open-Library-Editions-IDs: OL37791067M
3. Publiziert bei: Fischer
4. Kurzbeschreibung: 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 stage of her journey—hers is an odyssey through time as well as space. As Whitehead brilliantly re-creates the unique terrors for black people in the pre–Civil War era, his narrative seamlessly weaves the saga of America from the brutal importation of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day. The Underground Railroad is at once a kinetic adventure tale of one woman’s ferocious will to escape the horrors of bondage and a shattering, powerful meditation on the history we all share
5. ISBN-13: 9783596522279
6. ISBN-10: 3596522277
7. Ausgabeform: hard
8. Buchtitel: Underground Railroad
9. Verfasst von: Colson Whitehead
10. Thematische Tags: Fiction, History, Historical, Fiction, historical, general, General, Ficción, Fiction, historical, Historical fiction, New York Times reviewed, New York Times bestseller, Large type books, Literary, Historia, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Historical, Fugitive slaves, Southern states, fiction, Slaves, fiction, Amerikanisches Englisch, 18.06 Anglo-American literature, Historischer Roman, FICTION / African American / General, Fiction, african american & black, historical, African American, Underground Railroad, nyt:hardcover-fiction=2016-08-21, Esclavos fugitivos, Esclavitud- -- Estados Unidos- -- Novelas
11. Open-Library-Work-ID: OL17619932W
12. Sprache: Deutsch
13. Thematische Hauptkategorie: Sachbuch

Suchrelevante Merkmale dieser Ausgabe

Underground Railroad profitiert für die Auffindbarkeit besonders von der Verbindung zwischen Colson Whitehead, Sachbuch und den Tags Fiction, History, Historical, Fiction, historical, general, General, Ficción, Fiction, historical, Historical fiction, New York Times reviewed, New York Times bestseller, Large type books, Literary, Historia, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Historical, Fugitive slaves, Southern states, fiction, Slaves, fiction, Amerikanisches Englisch, 18.06 Anglo-American literature, Historischer Roman, FICTION / African American / General, Fiction, african american & black, historical, African American, Underground Railroad, nyt:hardcover-fiction=2016-08-21, Esclavos fugitivos, Esclavitud- -- Estados Unidos- -- Novelas, weil dadurch eine starke semantische Einordnung entsteht. Eindeutige Referenzdaten wie 3596522277, 9783596522279 und OL17619932W verbessern die bibliografische Verlässlichkeit zusätzlich.

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