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History and Invention: The Underground Railroad
How does fiction reimagine history? A conversation about Colson Whitehead’s novel and its literal railroad.
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How does fiction reimagine history? A conversation about Colson Whitehead’s novel and its literal railroad.
This session centres on The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. Explore the book and author pages to prepare your questions and put the reading in context.
Programme details
Host: Litoracircle Discussion Team
Format: Online
Region: North America
Time zone: UTC
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