Middle Passage by Charles R. Johnson [FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING] 1990 • Atheneum

Middle Passage by Charles R. Johnson 

FIRST TRADE PAPERBACK PRINTING [1990] ATHENEUM

Vintage trade paperback in excellent condition. 

*Tiny spot of discoloration at top of spine. 

Otherwise, like new and still unread copy.  Gorgeous!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Winner of the 1990 National Book Award for fiction

It is 1830. Rutherford Calhoun, a newly freed slave and irrepressible rogue, is desperate to escape unscrupulous bill collectors and an impending marriage to a priggish schoolteacher. He jumps aboard the first boat leaving New Orleans, the Republic, a slave ship en route to collect members of a legendary African tribe, the Allmuseri. Thus begins a daring voyage of horror and self-discovery.

Peopled with vivid and unforgettable characters, nimble in its interplay of comedy and serious ideas, this dazzling modern classic is a perfect blend of the picaresque tale, historical romance, sea yarn, slave narrative, and philosophical novel.