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Colson Whitehead, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning<\/a> \u201cThe Underground Railroad,\u201d will speak at 7 p.m. on Jan. 31 in the UWM Student Union Wisconsin Room.<\/p>\n

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The novel, which also won the 2016 National Book Award for fiction<\/a>, imagines a world in which the Underground Railroad is a secret network of train tracks and tunnels beneath the southern United States. The story follows two slaves escaping to freedom.<\/p>\n

The National Book Award judges called the novel \u201cA suspenseful tale of escape and pursuit, which combines elements of fantasy and the counter-factual with an unflinching, painfully truthful depiction of American slavery.\u201d<\/p>\n

The UWM information desk is selling discounted tickets. UWM student tickets cost $13. Faculty and staff tickets cost $16. A signed paperback edition of \u201cThe Underground Railroad\u201d is included in the ticket cost.<\/p>\n

The event is presented by the UWM Student Union and Boswell Book Company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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