Mandingo
by Kyle Onstott
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalwarslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA weighty novel that is morally murky, moving and grounded. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Mandingo is a novel written in 1957 by Kyle Onstott. The book is set in the 1830s in the antebellum South primarily around Falconhurst, a fictional plantation in Alabama owned by the planter Warren Maxwell. The narrative centers on Maxwell, his son Hammond, and the Mandingo (or Mandinka) slave Ganymede, or Mede.
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- Author
- Kyle Onstott
- Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 639
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