The Second Life of Samuel Tyne

Esi Edugyan's Washington Black has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018 and The Scotiabank Giller Prize 2018. Her previous novel, Half Blood Blues won the Scotiabank Giller Prize and was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize, the Governor-General's Literary Award, the Rogers Writers' Trust Prize, and the Orange Prize. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia

“Both familiar and exotic, The Second Life of Samuel Tyne is...a moving and brilliant novel.” — David Adams Richards, author of Mercy Among the Children
“Edugyan’s language is supple, wry and at turns sensuous. This intricately worked narrative heralds an excellent new voice” — Chris Abani, author of GraceLand
“It’s hard to believe it’s a first novel...Competent storytelling abilities and deft use of language....A well written book.” — Los Angeles Times
“A beautifully rendered and haunting look at personal longing and family obligations.” — Booklist
“Simultaneously sweeping and intimate, brutal and tender, high-spirited and desolate.” — Baltimore Sun
“In this brilliantly written debut novel, Edugyan flawlessly creates and maintains a pervasive sense of hope loneliness, foreboding and futility.” — Black Issues Book Review
“Written with an assured hand, Edugyan’s graceful narrative belies the underlying menace that permeates her story.” — The Seattle Skanner
“A provocative thriller.” — Essence
“An elegant first novel.” — Chicago Tribune
“Fine writing...engaging first work, reminiscent of early VS Naipaul.” — The Guardian