Augustown: A Novel
by
Kei Miller
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Imprint
Pantheon
ISBN
9781101871614
Awards and Honors
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence, 2018 Longlist, Fiction
Publishers Weekly’s; Best Books of 2017, Fiction
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017, Fiction to Get Your Book Club Talking
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Language: Strong Language, Discrimination: Reference/Discussion, Violence: Mild Violence, Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes, Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse
In the backlands of Jamaica, one woman struggles to rise above the brutal vicissitudes of history, race, class, collective memory, violence, and myth.
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Language: Strong Language, Discrimination: Reference/Discussion, Violence: Mild Violence, Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes, Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse
Details
Format
Page Count
256
Trim Size
8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Dewey
F
AR
0: points 0
Lexile
940L
Genre
Fiction
Scholastic Reading Counts
16
JLG Release
Sep 2017
Book Genres
Topics
Jamaica. History. Racism. Religion.
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Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
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