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  2. Washington Black Summary. George Washington “Wash” Black is an 11-year-old boy who has lived his whole life enslaved on Faith Plantation in Barbados. When the current master, Richard Black, dies, his nephew Erasmus Wilde takes over.

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  3. Set in the 1830s and beginning on a slave plantation in Barbados, Esi Edugyan’s Washington Black tells the story of the eponymous Washington and his unlikely adventures as he meditates upon the complexities of race, relationships, science, and art.

  4. Book Summary. A dazzling new novel about a boy who rises from the ashes of slavery to become a free man of the world. George Washington Black, or "Wash," an eleven-year-old field slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is terrified to be chosen by his master's brother as his manservant.

  5. Written by Canadian author Esi Edugyan, Washington Black is an historical fiction book that tells the story of a young man named George Washington "Wash" Black, who endeavors to escape the bonds of slavery in the Barbados. The book follows Black's...

  6. Washington Black is the third novel by Canadian author Esi Edugyan. The novel was published in 2018 by HarperCollins in Canada and by Knopf Publishers internationally. [1] A bildungsroman, [2] the story follows the early life of George Washington "Wash" Black, chronicling his escape from slavery and his subsequent adventures.

  7. Apr 4, 2024 · Synopsis. On a Barbados sugar plantation, Washington Black, an 11-year-old field slave, is selected to be the personal servant of one of the new owners – the eccentric Christopher ‘Titch’ Wilde. Titch is a naturalist, explorer, scientist, inventor – and abolitionist.

  8. Sep 18, 2018 · A concise biography of Esi Edugyan plus historical and literary context for Washington Black.

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