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'Pitch-perfect . . . Utterly authentic . . . The Colossus of New York is quite simply the most delicious thirteen bites of the Big Apple I've taken in ages' Washington Post

In a dazzlingly original work of non-fiction, the author of The Underground Railroad recreates the exuberance, the chaos, the promise and the heartbreak of New York. Here is a literary love song that will entrance anyone who has ever lived in, visited or dreamed of the greatest of American cities.

A masterful evocation of the city that never sleeps, The Colossus of New York captures the city's inner and outer landscapes in a series of vignettes, meditations, and personal memories. Colson Whitehead conveys with almost uncanny immediacy the feelings and thoughts of longtime residents and of newcomers who dream of making it their home; of those who have conquered its challenges; and of those who struggle against its cruelties.

Whitehead's style is as multilayered and multifarious as New York itself: there is a funny, knowing riff on what it feels like to arrive in New York for the first time; a lyrical meditation on how the city is transformed by an unexpected rain shower; and a wry look at the ferocious battle that is commuting.

The Colossus of New York is a remarkable portrait of life in the big city. Ambitious in scope, gemlike in its details, it is at once an unparalleled tribute to New York and the ideal introduction to one of the most exciting writers working today.

'Pitch-perfect . . . Utterly authentic . . . The Colossus of New York is quite simply the most delicious thirteen bites of the Big Apple I've taken in ages' Washington Post

In a dazzlingly original work of non-fiction, the author of The Underground Railroad recreates the exuberance, the chaos, the promise and the heartbreak of New York. Here is a literary love song that will entrance anyone who has ever lived in, visited or dreamed of the greatest of American cities.

A masterful evocation of the city that never sleeps, The Colossus of New York captures the city's inner and outer landscapes in a series of vignettes, meditations, and personal memories. Colson Whitehead conveys with almost uncanny immediacy the feelings and thoughts of longtime residents and of newcomers who dream of making it their home; of those who have conquered its challenges; and of those who struggle against its cruelties.

Whitehead's style is as multilayered and multifarious as New York itself: there is a funny, knowing riff on what it feels like to arrive in New York for the first time; a lyrical meditation on how the city is transformed by an unexpected rain shower; and a wry look at the ferocious battle that is commuting.

The Colossus of New York is a remarkable portrait of life in the big city. Ambitious in scope, gemlike in its details, it is at once an unparalleled tribute to New York and the ideal introduction to one of the most exciting writers working today.

Über den Autor
Colson Whitehead
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Reiseberichte
Region: Nord- und Mittelamerika
Rubrik: Reisen
Medium: Taschenbuch
Übersetzungstitel: Der Koloß von New York
Inhalt: 158 S.
ISBN-13: 9780708898765
ISBN-10: 0708898769
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Whitehead, Colson
Hersteller: Little, Brown Book Group
Fleet
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 198 x 123 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Colson Whitehead
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2018
Gewicht: 0,165 kg
Artikel-ID: 110988872

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