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The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates is a historical fiction novel set in the antebellum South, following Hiram Walker, an enslaved man with a mysterious power called "Conduction," a magical ability to transport himself and others across distances, triggered by memory and water. After a traumatic near-drowning reveals his gift, Hiram joins the Underground Railroad, using his power to escape bondage and fight for family liberation, all while piecing together the lost memories of his mother, who was sold away from him as a child, exploring themes of memory, family, freedom, and the brutality of slavery with magical realism.
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