The Underground Railroad

Name: The Underground Railroad
ISBN: 9780385542364

Pulitzer Prize · 2017 · WinnerArthur C. · 2017 · WinnerAndrew Carnegie · 2017 · WinnerNAACP Image · 2017 · ShortlistPEN/Jean Stein · 2017 · ShortlistNational Book · 2016 · WinnerKirkus Prize · 2016 · Shortlist

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DoubledayAugust 2, 2016Historical FictionISBN 9780385542364

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction	2017	Winner
Arthur C. Clarke Award	2017	Winner	“Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer-winning alternate history won the Clarke for its daring imaginative conceit—a literal underground railroad—and the moral clarity with which it illuminated the historical horror of American slavery.”
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction	2017	Winner
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction	2017	Shortlist
PEN/Jean Stein Book Award	2017	Shortlist
National Book Award for FictionFiction	2016	Winner
Kirkus Prize (Fiction)Fiction	2016	Shortlist

About This Book

A slave named Cora makes a desperate bid for freedom from a Georgia cotton plantation and discovers that the Underground Railroad is a literal network of tracks and tunnels beneath the soil of America. Each state she passes through reveals a different aspect of American racism and the struggle for Black freedom.

About the Author

Colson WhiteheadUS

Colson Whitehead is an American novelist who has become one of the most decorated writers in contemporary American fiction. Born in New York City, he graduated from Harvard University. His work spans genres including literary fiction, horror, and genre-bending historical fiction. Read more →