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John Henry Days, a novel, Colson Whitehead

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John Henry Days, a novel, Colson Whitehead

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

John Henry Days

Oclc number

44425402

Responsibility statement

Colson Whitehead

Sub title

a novel

Summary

E-journalist J. Sutter travels to West Virginia for the first John Henry Days celebrationColson 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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