Understanding Colson Whitehead

Derek C. Maus

earliest edition we have, 2014 University of South Carolina Press, 2014 131 pages

Understanding contemporary American literature

Overview: Although 2002 MacArthur Fellowship recipient Colson Whitehead ardently resists overarching categorizations of his work, Derek C. Maus argues in this volume that Whitehead's first six books are linked by a careful balance between adherence to and violation of the wisdom of past generations. Whitehead bids readers to come along with him on challenging, often open-ended literary excursions designed to reexamin...

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Understanding Colson Whitehead edition · 2021 · University of South Carolina Press · 172 pages · 9781643361758
Understanding Colson Whitehead edition · 2021 · University of South Carolina Press · 9781643361741
Understanding Colson Whitehead edition · 2021 · University of South Carolina Press · 172 pages · 9781643361734
Understanding Colson Whitehead edition · 2014 · University of South Carolina Press · 131 pages · 9781611174083
Understanding Colson Whitehead edition · 2014 · University of South Carolina Press · 9781322075051

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