| Author: | Colson Whitehead | ISBN: | 9780307486677 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | June 3, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Anchor | Language: | English |
| Author: | Colson Whitehead |
| ISBN: | 9780307486677 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | June 3, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Anchor |
| Language: | English |
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Underground Railroad
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.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Underground Railroad
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.
