John Henry Days

  • John Henry Days: A Novel
    By Colson Whitehead

    In a glowing review of Colson Whitehead's first novel, The Intuitionist, the New York Times Book Review concluded, "Literary reputations may not always rise and fall as predictably as elevators,...

  • John Henry Days
    By Colson Whitehead

    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.

  • John Henry Days
    By Colson Whitehead

    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.

  • John Henry Days: A Novel
    By Colson Whitehead

    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.

  • John Henry Days: A Novel
    By Colson Whitehead

    'John Henry Days' is a novel of extraordinary scope and mythic power. Recognised as one of the novels of 2001, it establishes Colson Whitehead as one of the pre-eminent young American writers of our time.

  • John Henry Days: Roman
    By Colson Whitehead

    John Henry Days: Roman