 First edition | |
| Author | David Bradley |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harper & Row |
Publication date | 1981 |
| ISBN | 0-06-010491-0 |
| OCLC | 7177101 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3552.R226 C5 1981 |
The Chaneysville Incident is a 1981 novel by David Bradley. The novel won the 1982 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. It concerns a black historian who investigates an incident involving the death of his father and a prior incident involving the death of some 12 slaves. John, the historian, struggles to solve the mystery of his father, Moses Washington, a moonshiner with a troubled past. Imagination, hunting, death, and racial tensions all make thematic appearances in the novel. Chaneysville is in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.