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All the books by Colson Whitehead adapted to cinema and television
Colson Whitehead is known for being the author of the book The Underground Railroad, first published in 2016, which was adapted to television by Barry Jenkins in 2021.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the TV series is better.
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, 2016
TV series vs book
Barry Jenkins, 2021-
A fictional story of people attempting an escape from slavery in the southern United States in the 1800s utilising a key plot element employing the literary style of magic realism. In reality, The Underground Railroad was a network of abolitionists, hidden routes, and safe houses that helped enslaved African-Americans escape to freedom in the early to mid-1800s.