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La case de l'oncle Tom; ou, vie des nègres en Amérique

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Translated by Louis Enault

"La case de l'oncle Tom; ou, vie des nègres en Amérique" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is an anti-slavery novel published in 1852. Written in response to the Fugitive Slave Act, the novel depicts the horrors of slavery through the story of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering enslaved man around whom other characters' lives revolve. The book became a sensation, selling 300,000 copies in its first year and profoundly influencing American attitudes toward slavery. It is credited with helping fuel the abolitionist movement and laying groundwork for the Civil War.

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