John Henry Days

Belletristik

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Verfasser:
Whitehead, Colson

Verfasser Angabe:
Colson Whitehead

Sprache:
Englisch

• Rassismus
• Medien
• Belletristische Darstellung
• Satire

Verlag:
Fourth Estate

Erscheinungsort:
London

Jahr:
2002

Umfang:
389 S.

Fußnote:
Text: Englisch

ISBN:
978-1-8411-5570-8

Inhalt:
'John Henry Days' is a novel of extraordinary scope and mythic power. It established Colson Whitehead as a pre-eminent American writer of our time. Building the railways that made America, John Henry died with a hammer in his hand moments after competing against a steam drill in a battle of endurance. The story of his death made him a legend. Over a century later, J. Sutter, a freelance journalist and accomplished expense account abuser, is sent to West Virginia to cover the launch of a new postage stamp at the first 'John Henry Days' festival. John Henry Days is a riveting portrait of America. Through a patchwork of interweaving histories Colson Whitehead triumphantly reveals how a nation creates its present through the stories it tells of its past.

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