Charles R. Johnson

Charles R. Johnson is a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and a celebrated novelist, philosopher, and essayist. His most acclaimed work, 'Middle Passage,' earned him the National Book Award for Fiction. Johnson's writing often explores themes of identity, race, and the human condition with profound philosophical depth.

Books by Charles R. Johnson

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Middle Passage
Charles R. Johnson
3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
In 1830, a freed slave and roguish bachelor flees his debts and an unwanted marriage by stowing away on a slave ship bound for Africa, embarking on a harrowing voyage that forces him to confront the depths of human cruelty and the meaning of his own freedom.