{"product_id":"middle-passage-9780684855882","title":"Middle Passage","description":"A twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Charles Johnson's National Book Award-winning masterpiece--\"a novel in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eBilly Budd \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e...heroic in proportion...fiction that hooks the mind\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)--now with a new introduction from Stanley Crouch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRutherford Calhoun, a newly freed slave and irrepressible rogue, is lost in the underworld of 1830s New Orleans. Desperate to escape the city's unscrupulous bill collectors and the pawing hands of a schoolteacher hellbent on marrying him, he jumps aboard the \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e, a slave ship en route to collect members of a legendary African tribe, the Allmuseri. Thus begins a voyage of metaphysical horror and human atrocity, a journey which challenges our notions of freedom, fate and how we live together. Peopled with vivid and unforgettable characters, nimble in its interplay of comedy and serious ideas, this dazzling modern classic is a perfect blend of the picaresque tale, historical romance, sea yarn, slave narrative and philosophical allegory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now with a new introduction from renowned writer and critic Stanley Crouch, this twenty-fifth anniversary edition of \u003ci\u003eMiddle Passage\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates a cornerstone of the American canon and the masterwork of one of its most important writers. \"Long after we'd stopped believe in the great American novel, along comes a spellbinding adventure story that may be just that\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684855882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 5.30w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e70605 \/ Middle Passage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charles Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639960826012,"sku":"9780684855882","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5d2f53ed-3e57-432e-8174-b7d03ef51645.jpg?v=1603851027","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/middle-passage-9780684855882","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}