Colson Whitehead

Colson Whitehead

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John Henry Days
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Format: Hardcover, 400pp.
ISBN: 0385498195
Publisher: Vintage Anchor Publishing
Pub. Date: May 2001
Edition Desc: 1 ED

Whitehead’s novel, immortalizes the African American folk hero, "John Henry". Centered around the unveiling of a commemorative stamp to honor the former slave, the story combines, through multi-dimensions of characters and exploits, the dilemmas and dualities of man, machine, history, myth, popular culture and racism. Whitehead lives in Brooklyn, New York.

The Intuitionist
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Format: Paperback, 272pp.
ISBN: 0385493002
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Incorporated
Pub. Date: January 2000

The Intuitionist is a tale of race, mystery and suspense in a time and place that is similar to ours. Lila Mae Watson is the first black elevator inspector. When an elevator in the new government building, that Lila Mae inspected, falls, it is up to Lila Mae to discover what happened. Whitehead is another author that I have my eye on. The Intuitionist is a gem.—Thumper, AALBC.com

Related Links

NY Times Review by Jonathan Franzen
http://www.nytimes.com/books/01/05/13/reviews/010513.13franzt.html

Walter Mosley Meets Colson Whitehead
from the May/June 2001 issue od Book Managzine
http://www.bookmagazine.com/issue16/mosley.shtml

Powell's.com Interview
http://www.powells.com/authors/whitehead.html

Randomhouse
http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/1298/whitehead/

Salon.com Interview
http://www.salon.com/books/int/1999/01/cov_si_12int.html

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