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John Henry Days

Author Colson Whitehead

Format Paperback

Publisher Anchor

Category Fiction (Literary & Historical)

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Colson Whitehead�s eagerly awaited and triumphantly acclaimed new 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.

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Colson Whitehead

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Release Date: 2002-05-14
Publisher: Anchor
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780385498203

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