Walk Through Darkness
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Walk Through Darkness is a critically acclaimed 2002 novel by American author David Anthony Durham
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Among those hunting William is Morrison, a Scot who as a young man fled the miseries of his homeland only to discover even more brutal realities in the New World. Bearing many scars, including the loss of his beloved brother, Morrison tracks William for reasons of his own, a personal agenda rooted in tragic events that have haunted him for decades.
Walk Through Darkness is a provocative meditation on racial identity, freedom and equality. It followed Durham's award winning Gabriel's Story
and preceded his bestselling Pride of Carthage
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David Anthony Durham
David Anthony Durham is an American novelist, author of historical fiction and fantasy.Durham's first novel, Gabriel's Story, centered on African American settlers in the American West. Walk Through Darkness followed a runaway slave during the tense times leading up to the American Civil War...
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Publication details
- Written by David Anthony DurhamDavid Anthony DurhamDavid Anthony Durham is an American novelist, author of historical fiction and fantasy.Durham's first novel, Gabriel's Story, centered on African American settlers in the American West. Walk Through Darkness followed a runaway slave during the tense times leading up to the American Civil War...
- First published: Doubleday, United States, 2002.
- Also published in Portuguese
Plot summary
When he learns that his pregnant wife has been spirited off to a distant city, William responds as any man might—he drops everything to pursue her. But as a fugitive slave in Antebellum America, he must run a terrifying gauntlet, eluding the many who would re-enslave him while learning to trust the few who dare to aid him on his quest.Among those hunting William is Morrison, a Scot who as a young man fled the miseries of his homeland only to discover even more brutal realities in the New World. Bearing many scars, including the loss of his beloved brother, Morrison tracks William for reasons of his own, a personal agenda rooted in tragic events that have haunted him for decades.
Walk Through Darkness is a provocative meditation on racial identity, freedom and equality. It followed Durham's award winning Gabriel's Story
Gabriel's Story
Gabriel's Story is an award-winning 2001 novel by American author David Anthony Durham.- Publication details :*Written by David Anthony Durham*First published: Doubleday, United States, 2001.- Plot summary :...
and preceded his bestselling Pride of Carthage
Pride of Carthage
Pride of Carthage is a 2005 a novel about the Second Punic War by American author David Anthony Durham. It was first published by Doubleday, in the United States, 2005...
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Awards and honors
- New York Times Notable Book
- Best of 2002 selection from The San Francisco Chronicle, Black Issues Book ReviewBlack Issues Book ReviewBlack Issues Book Review was a bimonthly magazine published in the U.S. in which books of interest to African-American readers were reviewed. It was published from 1999 through 2007....
and The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Summer Reading Pick from The Washington Post
- Editor’s Choice for Summer Reading from The Wall Street Journal
- 2004 selection for the Chicago Public Library’s Book Club.
- For reviews see: San Francisco Chronicle (May 5, 2002), The New York Times (May 16, 2002), The New York Times Book Review (June 9, 2002), The Washington Post (July 16, 2002), and the “Tavis Smiley Show” on National Public Radio (Aug 9th, 2002).