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John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead (2002, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100385498209
ISBN-139780385498203
eBay Product ID (ePID)2193995
Product Key Features
Book TitleJohn Henry Days
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPsychological, African American / General, Literary, Action & Adventure, Historical
Publication Year2002
GenreFiction
AuthorColson Whitehead
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight10.2 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"A narrative tour de force that astonishes on almost every page." -- Time "Does what writing should do; it refreshes our sense of the world. . . . An ambitious, finely chiseled work." --John Updike, The New Yorker " John Henry Days is funny and wise and sumptuously written...compelling." --Jonathan Franzen, The New York Times Book Review "[Whitehead] takes on a multitude of issues with a rich and probing imagination.His reputation is likely to soar." -- Ishmael Reed, The Washington Post Book World "A feast for famished readers." -- Newsweek, "A narrative tour de force that astonishes on almost every page." - Time "Does what writing should do; it refreshes our sense of the world. . . . An ambitious, finely chiseled work." --John Updike, The New Yorker " John Henry Days is funny and wise and sumptuously written...compelling." --Jonathan Franzen, The New York Times Book Review "[Whitehead] takes on a multitude of issues with a rich and probing imaginationÉ.His reputation is likely to soar." - Ishmael Reed, The Washington Post Book World "A feast for famished readers." - Newsweek, "A narrative tour de force that astonishes on almost every page." -Time "Does what writing should do; it refreshes our sense of the world. . . . An ambitious, finely chiseled work." --John Updike,The New Yorker "John Henry Daysis funny and wise and sumptuously written...compelling." --Jonathan Franzen,The New York Times Book Review "[Whitehead] takes on a multitude of issues with a rich and probing imaginationÉ.His reputation is likely to soar."-Ishmael Reed,The Washington PostBook World "A feast for famished readers." -Newsweek, "A narrative tour de force that astonishes on almost every page." - Time "Does what writing should do; it refreshes our sense of the world. . . . An ambitious, finely chiseled work." --John Updike, The New Yorker " John Henry Days is funny and wise and sumptuously written...compelling." --Jonathan Franzen, The New York Times Book Review "[Whitehead] takes on a multitude of issues with a rich and probing imagination.His reputation is likely to soar." - Ishmael Reed, The Washington Post Book World "A feast for famished readers." - Newsweek
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisFrom the bestselling, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a novel that is "funny and wise and sumptuously written" (Jonathan Franzen, The New York Times Book Review). 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. John Henry Days is an acrobatic, intellectually dazzling, and laugh-out-loud funny book that will be read and talked about for years to come. Look for Colson Whitehead's new novel, Crook Manifesto !, From the bestselling, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a novel that is "funny and wise and sumptuously written" (Jonathan Franzen, The New York Times Book Review). 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. John Henry Days is an acrobatic, intellectually dazzling, and laugh-out-loud funny book that will be read and talked about for years to come. Look for Colson Whitehead's new novel, Crook Manifesto !, From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Underground Railroad 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. John Henry Days is an acrobatic, intellectually dazzling, and laugh-out-loud funny book that will be read and talked about for years to come.
LC Classification NumberPS3568.O243
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