Oxherding Tale

Name: Oxherding Tale
Author: Charles Johnson

by Charles Johnson

A philosophical fable about a slave seeking enlightenment through Eastern spirituality

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Charles Johnson

American novelist and philosopher whose Middle Passage won the National Book Award. His work combines African American experience with Buddhist philosophy and formal experimentation. He is one of the most intellectually ambitious writers in American fiction.

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