Fiction1990

The Middle Passage

Charles Johnson
Overview
Region

Diaspora

USA

Era

Contemporary

Language

English

Genre

Fiction

About This Work

Freed slave Rutherford Calhoun stows away on slave ship, blending adventure with philosophy.

Literary Significance

National Book Award; Johnson is only African-American male to win since Ellison

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