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Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party
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Title: Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party
Author: Anderson, M T
ISBN: 9780763636791
Publisher: Candlewick
Published: 2008
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher Description:
Anderson's imaginative and highly intelligent exploration of . . . the ambiguous history of America's origins will leave readers impatient for the sequel. -- The New York Times Book Review Young Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers -- but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that learns the hideous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role them. Set in Revolutionary Boston, M. T. Anderson's mesmerizing novel takes place at a time when Patriots battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. The first of two parts, this deeply provocative novel reimagines past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today.
Author: Anderson, M T
ISBN: 9780763636791
Publisher: Candlewick
Published: 2008
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher Description:
Anderson's imaginative and highly intelligent exploration of . . . the ambiguous history of America's origins will leave readers impatient for the sequel. -- The New York Times Book Review Young Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers -- but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that learns the hideous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role them. Set in Revolutionary Boston, M. T. Anderson's mesmerizing novel takes place at a time when Patriots battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. The first of two parts, this deeply provocative novel reimagines past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today.
