The Underground Railroad
A Novel
by Colson Whitehead
Recommended by 10 notable people, including Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey
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Recommended by 13 sources and appears in Alternate History, Historical Fiction, and Books Recommended by CEOs.
Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeWinner of the National Book AwardWinner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionLonglisted for the Man Booker PrizeWinner of the Arthur C. Clarke AwardFinalist for the Dayton Literary Peace PrizeLonglisted for the Prix Medicis One of the Best books of the Year: The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, ...
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Recommended by 13 sources and appears in Alternate History, Historical Fiction, and Books Recommended by CEOs.
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