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Ta nehisi coates imagines the furthest reach of that power as a means to transcend borders and bondage in the water dancer, a spellbinding look at the impact of slavery that uses meticulously researched history and hardwon magic to further illuminate this countrys original sin. It is his first novel and was published on september 24, 2019, by one world, an imprint of random house. Tanehisi coates, author of the new york times bestseller between the world and me random house, 2015 and national book award nonfiction nominee, will be on campus wednesday, october 7, for a. Tanehisi is the recipient of a macarthur fellowship. Ta nehisi coates, whose brilliant essays have helped foster a franker dialogue about race in america, makes his fictional debut with the mercurial the water dancer.
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