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The Known World

The Known World is a 2003 historical novel by Edward P. Jones. Set in Virginia during the antebellum era, it examines the issues regarding the ownership of black slaves by both white and black Americans.

“We are all worthy of one another.”

Edward P. Jones The Known World

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“The hitter can never be the judge. Only the receiver of the blow can tell you how hard it was, whether it would kill a man or make a baby just yawn.”

Edward P. Jones The Known World

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“A woman, no matter the age, is always learning, always becoming. But a man… stops learning at fourteen or so.”

Edward P. Jones The Known World

Source: The Known World

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