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The Cattle Killing Book

Set in Philadelphia in 1793, when the city was afflicted by an epidemic of yellow fever, Wideman's novel is narrated by a young black preacher whose mind seems unhinged by the terrible events he is witnessing. His apocalyptic visions reflect the confusion and delirium around him. The rich white citizens of the city are mostly shutting themselves in and sending their black servants out into the fever-ridden streets. One prominent historical figure, Dr. Benjamin Rush (Dr. Thrush in the novel), is portrayed in a very ambivalent relationship with a black servant girl. Wideman, who has dealt in a more documentary style with the epidemic in a previous collection of short stories, Fever, here combines vision, hallucination, dream, and African legend in a complex metaphorical novel.Read More

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  • Product Description

    Set in the late-19th century in a village outside the burgeoning city of Philadelphia, which is recovering from the plague. The book is narrated by a black preacher called "Eye" or "I" who relates episodes of his life to a woman he is trying to heal.

  • 0330327895
  • 9780330327893
  • John Edgar Wideman
  • 22 August 1997
  • Picador
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 212
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