John Henry Days

From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys

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, Harlem Shuffle, coming this September

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Whitehead, Colson
Published: 05/14/2002
Publisher: Anchor Books
ISBN: 9780385498203
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.16w x 0.83d