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Description edit
A comic journey into the ultimate land of whiteness by an unlikely band of African American adventurers Recently canned professor of American literature Chris Jaynes is obsessed with The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, Edgar Allan Poe’s strange and only novel. When he... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Garth Frierson: an ex-bus driver from Detroit.
- Arthur Pym: Character from the original story "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket" by Edgar Allan Poe
- Nathaniel Latham: A member of the expedition, lawyer, husband of Angela Latham
- Angela Latham: A member of the expedition, lawyer, ex-wife of, current wife of Nathaniel.
- Booker Jaynes: Ship captain, cousin of Chris Jaynes
- Dirk Peters: A character from Edgar Allen Poe's <b>The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym</b> whose diary is found.
- Edgar Allan Poe: Author
- Carlton Damon Carter: a photographer
- Thomas Karvel: Painter
- Jeffree: Adventurer and Engineer
- Mahalia Mathis: Living relative of Dirk Peters the "Indian" sidekick of Arthur Gordon Pym.
- Christopher: Add a description of this character.
- Little Debbie
- Arthur Gordon Pym
- Jane Guy
- Tsalal
- Angela Bertram
- Verne
- Mrs. Alexander
- James Baldwin
- Hunka
- Chris Jaynes: Main protagonist. Former Literature professor that organizes the expedition to the South Pole
First Sentence edit
Always thought if I didn't get tenure I would shoot myself or strap a bomb to my chest and walk into the faculty cafeteria, but when it happened I just got bourbon drunk and cried a lot and rolled into a ball on my office floor.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mat Johnson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Country: United States
Publication Date: March 1, 2011
ISBN: 9780812981582
Page Count: 336
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Country: United States
Publication Date: March 1, 2011
ISBN: 9780812981582
Page Count: 336
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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