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| Author | James Robertson |
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| Cover artist | Dundee from the Harbour, unknown artist, 1780s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Fourth Estate |
Publication date | 7 April 2003 |
| Publication place | Scotland |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 384 |
| Awards | Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year |
| ISBN | 0-00-715024-5 |
Joseph Knight is a historical novel by Scottish author James Robertson published in 2003 by Fourth Estate. It was the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year in 2003[1] and won the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award in 2004.[2] The novel is based on the true story of Joseph Knight, an enslaved African man brought from Jamaica to Scotland, and the novel revolves primarily around the cities of Dundee, near where Robertson was then living, and Edinburgh.
- ^ Saltire Literary Awards 2003 - National Library of Scotland Retrieved 28/08/2015.
- ^ Scottish Arts Council - Announcing winners of the Scottish Arts Council and Children's Book of the Year awards Archived 2016-04-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 28/8/2015.