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"The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead
Genre: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Summary: In this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Cora, a young enslaved woman in the American South, escapes to freedom via the Underground Railroad, which is imagined as a literal railroad beneath the ground. The novel explores the brutality of slavery and the pursuit of freedom, blending historical reality with magical realism. A powerful and haunting read about survival, hope, and resilience.