The Known World

Most "Prized" Fiction of 2004 The Known World by Edward P. Jones (Amistad/HarperCollins August 2003 ISBN 0-060-55754-0)

This well-crafted and engaging novel tells the story of Henry Townsend, a black bootmaker and former slave who becomes a slave owner during the 1800s in Virginia. Truly worthy of every accolade bestowed upon it, including the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and most recently, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award (see BETWEEN THE LINES, page 10).