A Wolf by the Ears - Paperback
by Wayne Karlin
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Availability:In StockContributor:Wayne KarlinSeries:Juniper Prize for FictionPublish date:2020-03-27Pages:350
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of Massachusetts PressISBN-13:9781625345035ISBN-10:1625345038UPC:9781625345035Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:African American & Black, HistoricalBook Topic:HistoricalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1Product ID:SC6ZH07PKB
We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go.
-Thomas Jefferson During the War of 1812, thousands of enslaved people from plantations across the Tidewater rallied to the British side, turning against an American republic that had barred them from the promises of freedom and democracy. Set against the backdrop of rebellion and war, Wayne Karlin's A Wolf by the Ears follows the interconnected stories of Towerhill and Sarai, two African slaves, and their master, Jacob Hallam. Educated side-by-side and inseparable as children, the three come of age as they are forced to grapple with-and break free of-the fraught linkage of black and white Americans and how differently each defines what it means to fight for freedom. Sarai and Jacob are caught in the tension between the dream of equality, the reality of slavery, and their own hearts, while Towerhill sits at the head of a company of black marines that is part of the force that takes Washington and watches the White House burn.
-Thomas Jefferson During the War of 1812, thousands of enslaved people from plantations across the Tidewater rallied to the British side, turning against an American republic that had barred them from the promises of freedom and democracy. Set against the backdrop of rebellion and war, Wayne Karlin's A Wolf by the Ears follows the interconnected stories of Towerhill and Sarai, two African slaves, and their master, Jacob Hallam. Educated side-by-side and inseparable as children, the three come of age as they are forced to grapple with-and break free of-the fraught linkage of black and white Americans and how differently each defines what it means to fight for freedom. Sarai and Jacob are caught in the tension between the dream of equality, the reality of slavery, and their own hearts, while Towerhill sits at the head of a company of black marines that is part of the force that takes Washington and watches the White House burn.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of Massachusetts PressISBN-13:9781625345035ISBN-10:1625345038UPC:9781625345035Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:African American & Black, HistoricalBook Topic:HistoricalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1Product ID:SC6ZH07PKB
WAYNE KARLIN is the author of seven novels, including Marble Mountain, The Wished-for Country, and Prisoners. The recipient of two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Paterson Prize for Fiction, and the Vietnam Veterans of America Excellence in the Arts Award, he makes his home in Saint Mary's County, Maryland.
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
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