Colson Whitehead, 1969 in New York geboren, studierte an der Harvard University und arbeitete für die New York Times, Harper's und Granta. Whitehead erhielt den Whiting Writers Award (2000) und den Young Lion’s Fiction Award (2002) und war Stipendiat der MacArthur „Genius“ Fellowship. Für seinen Roman Underground Railroad wurde er mit dem National Book Award 2016 und dem Pulitzer-Preis 2017 ausgezeichnet. Für seinen Roman Die Nickel Boys erhielt er 2020 erneut den Pulitzer-Preis. Bei Hanser erschienen bisher John Henry Days (Roman, 2004), Der Koloß von New York (2005), Apex (Roman, 2007), Der letzte Sommer auf Long Island (Roman, 2011), Zone One (Roman, 2014), Underground Railroad (Roman, 2017) und Die Nickel Boys (Roman, 2019). Der Autor lebt in Brooklyn.
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The Underground Railroad | Colson Whitehead
Video ,Congratulations‘, Oprah says, ,because this book took my breath away.‘ Hear Colson Whitehead, author of ,The Underground Railroad‘ explain where the novel's premise came from, and how the story evolved over the last 16 years ...
The Nickel Boys | Colson Whitehead
Video Colson Whitehead discusses the real abusive reform school that inspired his book ,The Nickel Boys‘ and explains why he tells the story through the perspective of two boys
Times Talks | Colson Whitehead
Video Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author C. Whitehead discusses his book, ,The Nickel Boys‘. Join us for a substantive conversation with Whitehead about his creative process, the civil rights movement and the history of race in America
Library of Congress | Colson Whitehead
Video The 2020 recipient of the Library of Congress Prize, Colson Whitehead, in conversation with the director of New York’s Empire Center for the Book, Rocco Staino. He talks about growing up in New York and how it has influenced his writing