The Water Dancer
A Novel
What's it about
What if you possessed a secret power that could carry you to freedom? Discover the story of Hiram Walker, a young man born into bondage on a Virginia plantation who is gifted with a mysterious ability he can’t control—a power that will change his destiny and the lives of everyone he loves. Follow Hiram’s journey from the brutal tobacco fields to the heart of the underground railroad. You’ll learn how he masters his supernatural gift of “conduction” and joins the fight for liberation. This is a powerful tale of memory, family, and the unstoppable human will to be free.
Meet the author
Ta-Nehisi Coates is a distinguished author and journalist whose work on race and identity earned him a National Book Award and a MacArthur Fellowship. As a national correspondent for The Atlantic, he spent years plumbing the depths of American history, shaping a profound understanding of the systems and stories that define the nation. This deep historical inquiry and his powerful narrative voice provided the essential foundation for crafting his celebrated and deeply imaginative first novel, The Water Dancer.
What's it about
What if you possessed a secret power that could carry you to freedom? Discover the story of Hiram Walker, a young man born into bondage on a Virginia plantation who is gifted with a mysterious ability he can’t control—a power that will change his destiny and the lives of everyone he loves. Follow Hiram’s journey from the brutal tobacco fields to the heart of the underground railroad. You’ll learn how he masters his supernatural gift of “conduction” and joins the fight for liberation. This is a powerful tale of memory, family, and the unstoppable human will to be free.
Meet the author
Ta-Nehisi Coates is a distinguished author and journalist whose work on race and identity earned him a National Book Award and a MacArthur Fellowship. As a national correspondent for The Atlantic, he spent years plumbing the depths of American history, shaping a profound understanding of the systems and stories that define the nation. This deep historical inquiry and his powerful narrative voice provided the essential foundation for crafting his celebrated and deeply imaginative first novel, The Water Dancer.
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