Oxherding Tale (Paperback, 1st Scribner trade pbk. ed)

One night in the antebellum South, a slave owner and his African-American butler stay up to all hours until, too drunk to face their wives, they switch places in each other's beds. The result is a hilarious imbroglio and an offspring -- Andrew Hawkins, whose life becomes "Oxherding Tale."

Through sexual escapades, picaresque adventures, and philosophical inquiry, Hawkins navigates white and black worlds and comments wryly on human nature along the way. Told with pure genius, "Oxherding Tale" is a deliciously funny, bitterly ironic account of slavery, racism, and the human spirit; and it reveals the author as a great talent with even greater humanity.

General

Imprint:	Scribner
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2005
First published:	February 2005
Authors:	Charles Johnson
Dimensions:	203 x 127 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	206
Edition:	1st Scribner trade pbk. ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7432-6449-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-7432-6449-5
Barcode:	9780743264495

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