The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: Volume 1, the Pox Party
by M. T. Anderson
2021-01-02 14:20:57
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: Volume 1, the Pox Party
by M. T. Anderson
2021-01-02 14:20:57
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 REVIEWYoung Octavian is being raised by a group of...
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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.
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