Ten years in the writing , it is an epic tale of black freedom , uprising , and a radical representation of romantic love between black men in slavery times .
Published in May 2018 , Drapetomania is a 500 - page novel set in the American South .
Ten years in the writing , Drapetomania is an epic novel of black freedom , uprising , and a radical representation of romantic love between black men in slavery times .
Published in May 2018 , Drapetomania is a 500 - page novel set in the American South .