John Henry Days - by Colson Whitehead (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the author of "The Intuitionist" comes a retelling of the legend of John Henry that sweeps across generations and cultures in a stunning, hilarious, and unsettling portrait of American society.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <i>The Underground Railroad</i> and <i>The Nickel Boys</i></b> <p/>Colson Whitehead's triumphant novel is on one level a multifaceted retelling of the story of John Henry, the black steel-driver who died outracing a machine designed to replace him. On another level it's the story of a disaffected, middle-aged black journalist on a mission to set a record for junketeering who attends the annual John Henry Days festival. It is also a high-velocity thrill ride through the tunnel where American legend gives way to American pop culture, replete with p. r. flacks, stamp collectors, blues men, and turn-of-the-century song pluggers.<i> <p/>John Henry Days </i>is an acrobatic, intellectually dazzling, and laugh-out-loud funny book that will be read and talked about for years to come. <p/><b>Look for Colson Whitehead's bestselling new novel, <i>Harlem Shuffle!</i></b><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A narrative tour de force that astonishes on almost every page." --<i>Time</i> <p/> "Does what writing should do; it refreshes our sense of the world. . . . An ambitious, finely chiseled work." --John Updike, <i>The New Yorker</i> <p/> "<i>John Henry Days</i> is funny and wise and sumptuously written...compelling." --Jonathan Franzen, <i>The New York Times Book Review<br></i><br> "[Whitehead] takes on a multitude of issues with a rich and probing imagination.His reputation is likely to soar." <i>--</i>Ishmael Reed, <i> The Washington Post</i> <i>Book World<br> </i><br> "A feast for famished readers." --<i>Newsweek</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Colson Whitehead is the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of <i>The Underground Railroad.</i> His other works include <i>The Noble Hustle</i>, <i>Zone One</i>, <i>Sag Harbor</i>, <i>The Intuitionist</i>, <i>John Henry Days</i>, <i>Apex Hides the Hurt</i>, and one collection of essays, <i>The Colossus of New York</i>. A National Book Award winner and a recipient of MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships, he lives in New York City.
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