Review: Sebastian Barry’s Novel Explores Black American Slave Experience

The Irish author’s latest work offers an authentic and poignant narrative set in the mid-1800s, navigating themes of slavery while avoiding cultural appropriation concerns.

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The Newer World — Sebastian Barry’s novel of the Black American slave experience

Set in the mid-1800s, the Irish author’s narrative blazes with an authenticity and poignancy that mitigates any risk of ‘cultural appropriation’

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Review: Sebastian Barry’s Novel Explores Black American Slave Experience

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