The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party (Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, #1)

by M. T. Anderson

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Anderson’s imaginative and highly intelligent exploration of . . . the ambiguous history of America’s origins will leave readers impatient for the sequel. — The New York Times Book Review

Young Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers — but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that learns the hideous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role them. Set in Revolutionary Boston, M. T. Anderson’s mesmerizing novel takes place at a time when Patriots battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. The first of two parts, this deeply provocative novel reimagines past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today.
  • ISBN10 0763636797
  • ISBN13 9780763636791
  • Publish Date 22 January 2008
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.