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Reviewed on January 1, 1999
By turns dreamlike and almost unbearably gritty, D'Aguiar's (Dear Future, LJ 8/96) poignant take on a historic event transports the reader deep into the very timbers of the slave ship Zong, en route from Africa. The ship runs off course, losing several sailors and slaves to disease before its captain makes the shocking decision to throw sick sl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More



