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'''''Crook Manifesto''''' is a 2023 novel by [[Colson Whitehead]]. It returns to the fictional world of his previous book, ''[[Harlem Shuffle (novel)|Harlem Shuffle]]''. It is a work of [[crime fiction]] and a [[family saga]] that takes place in [[Harlem]] during three periods: 1971, 1973, and 1976, the year of the [[United States Bicentennial]] celebration.<ref name="Mosley">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/books/review/crook-manifesto-colson-whitehead.html | title=Colson Whitehead Returns to Harlem, and His Hero Returns to Crime | work=The New York Times | date=13 July 2023 | last1=Mosley | first1=Walter }}</ref><ref name=" |
'''''Crook Manifesto''''' is a 2023 novel by [[Colson Whitehead]]. It returns to the fictional world of his previous book, ''[[Harlem Shuffle (novel)|Harlem Shuffle]]''. It is a work of [[crime fiction]] and a [[family saga]] that takes place in [[Harlem]] during three periods: 1971, 1973, and 1976, the year of the [[United States Bicentennial]] celebration.<ref name="Mosley">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/books/review/crook-manifesto-colson-whitehead.html | title=Colson Whitehead Returns to Harlem, and His Hero Returns to Crime | work=The New York Times | date=13 July 2023 | last1=Mosley | first1=Walter }}</ref><ref name="Arnott">{{cite news| last = Arnott| first = Jake| title = Review – a dazzling sequel to Harlem Shuffle| newspaper = [[The Guardian]]| date = July 12, 2023| url = https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/12/crook-manifesto-by-colson-whitehead-review-a-dazzling-sequel-to-harlem-shuffle| access-date =July 19, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Kindley">{{cite magazine| last = Kindley| first = Evan| title = Colson Whitehead’s Ode to 1970s New York| magazine = The New Republic| date = August 1, 2023| url = https://newrepublic.com/article/174652/colson-whitehead-crook-manifesto-ode-1970s-new-york| access-date =April 6, 2024}}</ref><ref name=Grant>{{cite news| last = Grant| first = Colin| title = The Jeopardy Is the Juice| newspaper = The New York Review| date = April 18, 2024| url = https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/04/18/the-jeopardy-is-the-juice-crook-manifesto-whitehead/| access-date =May 18, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Crispin">{{cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/crook-manifesto-by-colson-whitehead-review-vz6t6qmh2 | title=Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead review — danger in the Big, Rotten Apple | date=17 July 2023 | last1=Crispin | first1=Jessa|publisher=[[The Times]] }}</ref> |
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==Analysis== |
==Analysis== |
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Revision as of 21:57, 19 May 2024
 2023 dust jacket | |
| Author | Colson Whitehead |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Ray Carney #2 |
| Genre | Crime fiction, detective fiction |
| Set in | Harlem in 1971, 1973, and 1976 |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | July 18, 2023 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, ebook, audio |
| Pages | 338 (hardcover 1st ed.) |
| ISBN | 9780385545150 (hc 1st ed.) 9780385545167 (ebook) |
| OCLC | 1330712031 |
| 813/.54 | |
| LC Class | PS3573.H4768 C76 2023 |
| Preceded by | Harlem Shuffle |
| Website | Penguin Random House |
Crook Manifesto is a 2023 novel by Colson Whitehead. It returns to the fictional world of his previous book, Harlem Shuffle. It is a work of crime fiction and a family saga that takes place in Harlem during three periods: 1971, 1973, and 1976, the year of the United States Bicentennial celebration.[1][2][3][4][5]
Analysis
According to Evan Kindley, writing for The New Republic, in recent decades, there has been a meaningful rebirth in the historical fiction genre. He says, it has become the most respected genre in contemporary literature. Kindley, citing a literary scholar, also points out that most of the novels nominated for major American awards since 2000 are historical fiction.[3]
In Kindley's view, Colson Whitehead has been impactful as an author advancing the rise of historical fiction during the 21st century. Although Whitehead has written many kinds of stories, historical fiction is shown to be his forte.[3] Whitehead's career shows that he has interest in writing elaborate historical settings.[3] These settings can be unusual. For instance, there is the unclear time period of New York City in his first book, The Intuitionist. Then there is the bizarre, such as the alternate reality of the South in The Underground Railroad. Only Whitehead's 2006 novel, Apex Hides the Hurt, approximates the present, yet it is surreal.[3]
See also
- Blacktop Wasteland (2020) by S. A. Cosby
- Razorblade Tears (2021) by S. A. Cosby
References
- ^ Mosley, Walter (13 July 2023). "Colson Whitehead Returns to Harlem, and His Hero Returns to Crime". The New York Times.
- ^ Arnott, Jake (July 12, 2023). "Review – a dazzling sequel to Harlem Shuffle". The Guardian. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Kindley, Evan (August 1, 2023). "Colson Whitehead's Ode to 1970s New York". The New Republic. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Grant, Colin (April 18, 2024). "The Jeopardy Is the Juice". The New York Review. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Crispin, Jessa (17 July 2023). "Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead review — danger in the Big, Rotten Apple". The Times.
External links
- Official website
- Colson Whitehead 'Crook Manifesto' author interview. Terry Gross. NPR. Audio only. July 24, 2023.