主人奴隶丈夫妻子
《纽约时报》2023年度十大好书 【非虚构类】
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Master Slave Husband Wife, by Ilyon Woo
In 1848, Ellen and William Craft, an enslaved couple in Georgia, made a daring escape north disguised as a sickly young white planter and his male slave — Ellen as the wealthy scion in a stovepipe hat, dark green glasses and a sling over her right arm to conceal her illiteracy. Improbably, despite close calls and determined slave catchers, the Crafts succeeded in their flight, going on to tour the abolitionist speaker circuit in England and to write a popular account of their journey. Their story, which a leading American abolitionist called “one of the most thrilling in the nation’s annals,” is remarkable enough. But Woo’s immersive rendering, which conjures the Crafts’ escape in novelistic detail, is equally a feat — of research, storytelling, sympathy and insight.
《主人奴隶丈夫妻子》(Master Slave Husband Wife)，作者：伊莱昂·吴（音）
1848年，佐治亚州一对被奴役的夫妇艾伦和威廉·克拉夫特大胆地逃往北方，他们伪装成一个生病的年轻白人种植园主和他的男性奴隶——艾伦假扮富家子弟，戴着高帽和深绿色的眼镜，右臂吊着绷带，以免暴露她其实不会写字。不可思议的是，尽管历经千难万险，又遇到了坚定的奴隶捕手，克拉夫特夫妇还是成功地逃离了，他们在英国做废奴主义者巡回演讲，并将他们的旅程写成了一本广受欢迎的书。他们的故事被一位著名的废奴主义者称为“美国历史上最激动人心的故事之一”。这个故事本身已经足够精彩，但伊莱昂·吴带来身临其境般的渲染，以小说般的细节再现了两人的逃亡，令本书同样堪称研究、叙事、共情和洞察力的杰作。
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