The Colossus of New York
$21.72
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
30 January 2018
Summary
In a dazzlingly original work of non-fiction, the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD recreates the exuberance, the chaos, the promise, and the heartbreak of New York. Here is a literary love song that will entrance anyone who has lived in—or spent time—in the greatest of American cities.
A masterful evocation of the city that never sleeps, THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK captures the city’s inner and outer landscapes in a series of vignettes, meditati…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780708898765 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0708898769 |
| Author: | Colson Whitehead |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Fleet |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 154g |
| Dimensions: | 130mm x 197mm x 13mm |
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Pitch-perfect … Utterly authentic … The Colossus of New York is quite simply the most delicious thirteen bites of the Big Apple I’ve taken in ages - Washington Post
A tour de force - New York Times Book ReviewWhitehead’s writing does what writing should do; it refreshes our sense of the world - John UpdikeAbout The Author
Colson Whitehead
Colson Whitehead is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of eleven works of fiction and nonfiction. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, for The Nickel Boys and The Underground Railroad, which also won the National Book Award. A recipient of MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships, he lives in New York City.
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