The Cattle Killing - by John Edgar Wideman (Paperback)

Name: The Cattle Killing - by John Edgar Wideman (Paperback)
Brand: Mariner Books
SKU: 81300358
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Highlights

In plague-ridden eighteenth-century Philadelphia, a young itinerant black preacher searches for a mysterious, endangered African woman.
Boston Book Review (Fiction) 1997 4th Winner
Author(s): John Edgar Wideman
224 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical

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About the Book

In plague-ridden 18th-century Philadelphia, a young itinerant black preacher's search for an endangered African woman plunges them both into the spiraling nightmare of a society splitting itself into white and black.

Book Synopsis

In plague-ridden eighteenth-century Philadelphia, a young itinerant black preacher searches for a mysterious, endangered African woman. His struggle to find her and save them both plummets them both into the nightmare of a society violently splitting itself into white and black. Spiraling outward from the core image of a cattle killing--the Xhosa people's ritual destruction of their herd in a vain attempt to resist European domination--the novel expands its narrator's search for meaning and love into the America, Europe and South Africa of yesterday and today.

Review Quotes

"Captivating Language and emotion" The San Francisco Chronicle

"Fiercely beutiful and deeply affecting" Vanity Fair --

Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)

Weight: .4 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 224

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Historical

Publisher: Mariner Books

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: John Edgar Wideman

Language: English

Street Date: September 15, 1997

TCIN: 81300358

UPC: 9780395877500

Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-2038

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 0.4 pounds

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