The Colossus of New York
In a dazzlingly original work of nonfiction, the two time Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys 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, meditations, and personal memories. Colson Whitehead conveys with almost uncanny immediacy the feelings and thoughts of longtime residents and of newcomers who dream of making it their home; of those who have…
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October 12, 2004
Colson Whitehead is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Underground Railroad, which in 2016 won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and the National Book Award and was named one of the Ten Best Books of the Year by The New York Times Book Review, as well as The Noble Hustle, Zone One, Sag Harbor, The Intuitionist, John Henry Days, Apex Hides the Hurt, and The Colossus of New York. He is also a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a recipient of the MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships. He lives in New York City.
Colson Whitehead is available for select speaking engagements. To inquire about a possible appearance, please contact Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau at speakers@ penguinrandomhouse.com or visitwww.prhspeakers.com.
Crook Manifesto
Colson Whitehead
The Intuitionist
Colson Whitehead; Introduction by Colin Grant
Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead
The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
The Noble Hustle
Colson Whitehead
Zone One
Colson Whitehead
Sag Harbor
Colson Whitehead
Apex Hides the Hurt
Colson Whitehead
The Colossus of New York
Colson Whitehead
Selected Stories from the O. Henry Prize Stories 2002
Series editor Larry Dark, stories selected by Dave Eggers, Joyce Carol Oates andColson Whitehead
John Henry Days
Colson Whitehead