English original : The Underground Railroad, This is the story of Cora, a 15-year-old slave who escapes from a plantation in Georgia, the story of channels that helped slaves escape from plantations in the south to the north. The novel incorporates an element of magical realism – in this case, the conversion of the figurative railroad, the network of safe houses via which escaped slaves passed, into an actual subway system.
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General
Book
Kalala Railu
Author
Colson Whitehead
Binding
Paperback
Publishing Date
2018
Publisher
Hyderabad Book Trust
Edition
First
Number of Pages
290
Language
Telugu
From Language
English
To Language
Telugu
Age Group
15-80
Genre
Fiction
Book Subcategory
Other Books
Author Info
Colson Whitehead, American novelist has authored seven novels. The Underground Railroad won The National Book Award for Fiction for 2016. Translator Shantasundari (1947-2020) was a well acclaimed literary personality and the winner of the Kendra Sahitya Academy's best translator award.
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Writer Colson described that how African Slaves were rescued by transporting them through Under ground rail road. Interesting story