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47

Walter Mosley

Master storyteller Walter Mosley deftly mixes speculative and historical fiction in this daring New York Times bestselling novel, reminiscent of Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad.

47 is a young slave boy living under the watchful eye of a brutal slave master. His life seems doomed until he meets a mysterious runaway slave, Tall John. 47 finds himself swept up in a struggle for his own liberation.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • Publish Date: Nov 1st, 2006
  • Pages: 272
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.25in - 5.50in - 0.75in - 0.41lb
  • EAN: 9780316016353
  • Recommended age: 12-15
  • Categories: Legends, Myths, Fables - GeneralFantasy - HistoricalHistorical - United States - 19th Century

About the Author

Walter Mosley is the author of the acclaimed Easy Rawlins and Fearless Jones series of mysteries, as well as numerous other works of fiction and nonfiction. He has won the Anisfield-Wolf award, a Grammy Award, and in 2004 received a PEN USA lifetime achievement award. He was born in Los Angeles and lives in New York.