description: Historical fiction winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Overall Book
language: English
title: The Book of Negroes
titlecomplete: The Book of Negroes
characters: Aminata Diallo
genres: Fiction, Historical, Book Club, Canada, Adult, Adult Fiction, Novels, Historical Fiction, Africa, African American
ratings_count: 85283
places: The United States of America, Sierra Leone, Canada, London, England, Nova Scotia
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Scotiabank Giller Prize, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Commonwealth Writers' Prize
category: Best Book Overall, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: CBC Canada Reads, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: OLA Evergreen Award
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd