Colson Whitehead

Colson Whitehead (born 1969 in New York City ) is an American novelist. In 2002 he received a MacArthur Fellowship.

Whitehead grew up in Manhattan, where he attended the prestigious Trinity School. He then studied at Harvard. After graduating in 1991 Whitehead wrote two years for The Village Voice. During this time he began to design his first novels.

Works

  • The Fahrstuhlinspektorin, novel, from the American Henning Ahrens, Hoffmann & Campe, Hasmburg 2000. ISBN 3-455-07892-3 (The intuitionist, 1999)
  • John Henry Days, novel, from the American by Nikolaus Stingl, Hanser Verlag, Vienna, 2004. ISBN 3-446-20469-5 ( John Henry Days, 2001), awarded the Anisfield - Wolf Book Award
  • The Colossus of New York. A city in thirteen parts, from the American by Nikolaus Stingl, Hanser Verlag, Vienna, 2005. ISBN 3-446-20592-6 ( The Colossus of New York, 2003)
  • Apex, novel, from the American by Nikolaus Stingl, Hanser Verlag, Vienna, 2007. ISBN 978-3-446-20870-4 ( Apex Hides the Hurt, 2006) Review by David Thomas in time
  • Review by Christoph Keller in time
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