Book
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John Henry Days : a novel
Call Number
- FICTION WHIT (CEN)
Edition
First Anchor Books edition.
Publication Information
New York : Anchor Books, 2002.
Physical Description
389 pages ; 25 cm
Summary
"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."--Provided by publisher.
Notes
"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, in 2001"--Title page verso.