Colson Whitehead

ENJOY THE ECSTASY OF AGONY. Amy and Jordan are just like us: hoping for the best, even when things go from bad to worse. They are menaced by bears, beheaded by ghosts, and hunted by the cops, but still they struggle on, bickering and reconciling, scraping together the rent and trying to find a decent movie. It's the perfect solace for anxious modern minds, courtesy of one of the great innovators of American comics. Now if only Amy's skin would grow back ... This NYRC edition features a recreation of the original, pocket-size, slipcovered paperback, designed by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly.

From the author of the Man Booker longlisted The Underground RailroadA pandemic has devastated the planet, sorting humanity into two types: the uninfected and the infected, the living and the living dead.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys A pandemic has devastated the planet, sorting humanity into two types: the uninfected and the infected, the living and the living dead. - "One of the best books of the year." --Esquire After the worst of the plague is over, armed forces stationed in Chinatown's Fort Wonton have successfully reclaimed the island south of Canal Street--aka Zone One. Mark Spitz is a member of one of the three-person civilian sweeper units tasked with clearing lower Manhattan of the remaining feral zombies. Zone One unfolds over three surreal days in which Spitz is occupied with the mundane mission of straggler removal, the rigors of Post-Apocalyptic Stress Disorder (PASD), and the impossible task of coming to terms with a fallen world. And then things start to go terribly wrong... At once a chilling horror story and a literary novel by a contemporary master, Zone One is a dazzling portrait of modern civilization in all its wretched, shambling glory.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead, an exuberantly entertaining novel that brings to life 1980s New York in the magnificent final volume of his Harlem Trilogy 1981. New York City is beginning to emerge from financial ruin and decline, energized by rampant real estate development and a Wall Street unchained by Reagan-era predatory capitalism. Up in Harlem, successful business owner/master fence Ray Carney has just been named Sterling Furniture's Dealer of the Month. When the banks won't give his beloved wife, Elizabeth, a loan for her new travel agency, however, Carney gambles on one last heist, and finds himself entangled with a legendary criminal mastermind. 1983. To some, Carney's friend and partner in crime Pepper is a stone-cold sociopath. To others, a top thief with questionable people skills. Either way, he's feeling his age in his troubled gut and his aching bones. When he takes on a bodyguard gig as a favor to Elizabeth, he's plunged into the alien territory of the East Village art and club scene. Luckily for him, whether you're uptown or down, everyone speaks the same language of violence - Pepper is a native speaker. 1986. Carney has always been haunted by his inability to save his cousin Freddie. Now, twenty years after Freddie's death, he has a chance to rescue Freddie's son from the violent forces of the city. But coming out of retirement and teaming up with Pepper again will mean risking the safety and security he's spent decades building for his family, with only one shot to get it right. With his usual pitch-perfect prose, Whitehead paints a portrait of a city in transition, where shimmering skyscrapers rise to the heavens as displaced people huddle in abandoned tunnels below. In a dazzling display of protean imagination, Cool Machine roves all over the city, from Windows on the World to Sugar Hill, to show that in New York, and in the lives of Whitehead's vivid characters, it's what's below the surface that reveals the truth.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time Pulitzer winner Colson Whitehead, an exuberantly entertaining novel that brings to life 1980s New York in the magnificent final volume of his Harlem Trilogy 1981. New York City is beginning to emerge from financial ruin and decline, energized by rampant real estate development and a Wall Street unchained by Reagan-era predatory capitalism. Up in Harlem, successful business owner/master fence Ray Carney has just been named Sterling Furniture's Dealer of the Month. When the banks won't give his beloved wife Elizabeth a loan for her new travel agency, however, Carney gambles on one last heist, and finds himself entangled with a legendary criminal mastermind. 1983. To some, Carney's friend and partner in crime, Pepper, is a stone-cold sociopath. To others, a top thief with questionable people skills. Either way, he's feeling his age in his troubled gut and his aching bones. When he takes on a bodyguard gig as a favor to Elizabeth, he's plunged into the alien territory of the East Village art and club scene. Luckily for him, whether you're uptown or down, everyone speaks the same language of violence--Pepper is a native speaker. 1986. Carney has always been haunted by his inability to save his cousin Freddie. Now, twenty years after Freddie's death, he has a chance to rescue Freddie's son from the violent forces of the city. But coming out of retirement and teaming up with Pepper again will mean risking the safety and security he's spent decades building for his family, with only one shot to get it right. With his usual pitch-perfect prose, Whitehead paints a portrait of a city in transition, where shimmering skyscrapers rise to the heavens as displaced people huddle in abandoned tunnels below. In a dazzling display of protean imagination, Cool Machine roves all over the city, from Windows on the World to the Meadowlands, to show that in New York, and in the lives of Whitehead's vivid characters, it's what's below the surface that reveals the truth.

«Whitehead se est convirtiendo r pidamente en el Dickensde la vida de los afroamericanos estadounidenses . -Johanna Thomas-Corr, The Times El doble ganador del Pulitzer contin a entonando su himno a Harlem, en todo suesplendor y miseria, y recreando el paisaje criminal del agitado Nueva York de la d cada de 1970. Comienza la d cada de los setenta y la ciudad de Nueva York parece m s sucia y peligrosa que nunca. Mientras en las calles de Harlem estalla una guerra abierta entre el Ej rcito Negro de Liberaci n y la polic a estatal, Ray Carney, al frente de su pr spera tienda de muebles, intenta mantenerse alejado de los negocios turbios y ser un honrado padre de familia. Pero no es sencillo dejar atr s un pasado entre ladrones, g nsteres y polic as corruptos y, al no encontrar entradas para los Jackson 5 para su hija adolescente, no duda en recurrir a un viejo contacto policial que, a cambio, le reclamar favores un tanto dudosos. Manifiesto criminal nos conducir desde un mundo de caprichosas estrellas de Hollywood, traficantes de drogas y sicarios que pueblan una producci n cinematogr fica «made in Harlem hasta una trama de especuladores y corrupci n pol tica que har que el barrio arda en llamas. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Harlem Shuffle continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory. "Dazzling" -Walter Mosley, The New York Times Book Review. It's 1971. Trash piles up on the streets, crime is at an all-time high, the city is careening towards bankruptcy, and a shooting war has broken out between the NYPD and the Black Liberation Army. Amidst this collective nervous breakdown furniture store owner and ex-fence Ray Carney tries to keep his head down and his business thriving. His days moving stolen goods around the city are over. It's strictly the straight-and-narrow for him -- until he needs Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter May and he decides to hit up his old police contact Munson, fixer extraordinaire. But Munson has his own favors to ask of Carney and staying out of the game gets a lot more complicated - and deadly. 1973. The counter-culture has created a new generation, the old ways are being overthrown, but there is one constant, Pepper, Carney's endearingly violent partner in crime. It's getting harder to put together a reliable crew for hijackings, heists, and assorted felonies, so Pepper takes on a side gig doing security on a Blaxploitation shoot in Harlem. He finds himself in a freaky world of Hollywood stars, up-and-coming comedians, and celebrity drug dealers, in addition to the usual cast of hustlers, mobsters, and hit men. These adversaries underestimate the seasoned crook - to their regret. 1976. Harlem is burning, block by block, while the whole country is gearing up for Bicentennial celebrations. Carney is trying to come up with a July 4th ad he can live with. ("Two Hundred Years of Getting Away with It "), while his wife Elizabeth is campaigning for her childhood friend, the former assistant D.A and rising politician Alexander Oakes. When a fire severely injures one of Carney's tenants, he enlists Pepper to look into who may be behind it. Our crooked duo have to battle their way through a crumbling metropolis run by the shady, the violent, and the utterly corrupted. CROOK MANIFESTO is a darkly funny tale of a city under siege, but also a sneakily searching portrait of the meaning of family. Colson Whitehead's kaleidoscopic portrait of Harlem is sure to stand as one of the all-time great evocations of a place and a time.

Ny roman fra Pulitzer-grossist Colson Whitehead! Dobbel Pulitzer-vinner Colson Whitehead er en av samtidens aller viktigste amerikanske forfattere. Med Et kjeltringmanifest er han tilbake i sitt uimotståelige Harlem-univers, der møbelhandler Ray Carney balanserer på kanten av loven. Vi er i 1970-tallets Harlem. Søppelet hoper seg opp i gatene og kriminaliteten øker. New York City styrer mot økonomisk kollaps og det er krig mellom byens politistyrke og bevegelsen Black Liberation Army. Midt i dette kollektive sammenbruddet, prøver Carney å holde hodet lavt og forretningen flytende. «Romanskriving på sitt beste. [Sammen med Harlem Shuffle] mer storslått og bedre enn noe Whitehead har skrevet tidligere.» Washington Post «blendende [...] fabelaktig [...] bruker kriminalromanen som en linse for å undersøke mekanikken i et enkelt nabolag på dette vippepunktet i historien [...] satiren detoneres på frydefullt vis, i det den trenger inn i hjertet av stedet og menneskene som bor der» The New York Times Book Review

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.'Glorious' New York Times Book Review'The compelling energy of a crime thriller and the sharp wit of social satire' Guardian'Whitehead's crime series is one of the most enjoyable streaks in recent fiction' Telegraph'This novel has it all' Mail on Sunday1971, New York City. Trash piles up on the streets, crime is at an all-time high, the city is going bankrupt, and a shooting war has broken out between the NYPD and the Black Liberation Army. Furniture store owner and ex-fence Ray Carney is trying to keep his head down, his business up and his life straight. But then he needs Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter May and he decides to hit up an old police contact, who wants favours in return. For Ray, staying out of the game gets a lot more complicated - and deadly. 1973. The old ways are being overthrown by the thriving counterculture, but Pepper, Carney's enduringly violent partner in crime, is a constant. In these difficult times, Pepper takes on a side gig doing security on a Blaxploitation shoot in Harlem, finding himself in a world of Hollywood stars and celebrity drug dealers, in addition to the usual cast of hustlers, mobsters and hit men. These adversaries underestimate the seasoned crook - to their regret. 1976. Harlem is burning, while the country gears up for the Bicentennial. Carney is trying to come up with a celebratory July 4th advertisement he can actually live with, while his wife Elizabeth is campaigning for her childhood friend, rising politician Alexander Oakes. When a fire seriously injures one of Carney's tenants, he enlists Pepper to look into who may be behind it, navigating a crumbling metropolis run by the shady, the violent and the utterly corrupt. 'Fast, fun, ribald... with a touch of Quentin Tarantino' Sunday Times'A delight' Financial Times'Hugely enticing' Independent

Skurkmanifestet är den andra romanen om den kriminellt anstrukne möbelhandlaren Ray Carney, som introducerades i Harlem Shuffle (2021). Det har blivit 1970-tal och New York genomgår stora förändringar, Carney får allt svårare att navigera mellan rollen som hederlig affärsman och sina allt djupare kontakter med den undre världen.Colson Whitehead lånar av drag av deckarromanen och klassiska "heist movies" i sitt lika komplexa som kärleksfulla porträtt av de boende i Harlem.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Harlem Shuffle continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory. "Dazzling" -Walter Mosley, The New York Times Book Review. It's 1971. Trash piles up on the streets, crime is at an all-time high, the city is careening towards bankruptcy, and a shooting war has broken out between the NYPD and the Black Liberation Army. Amidst this collective nervous breakdown furniture store owner and ex-fence Ray Carney tries to keep his head down and his business thriving. His days moving stolen goods around the city are over. It's strictly the straight-and-narrow for him -- until he needs Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter May and he decides to hit up his old police contact Munson, fixer extraordinaire. But Munson has his own favors to ask of Carney and staying out of the game gets a lot more complicated - and deadly. 1973. The counter-culture has created a new generation, the old ways are being overthrown, but there is one constant, Pepper, Carney's endearingly violent partner in crime. It's getting harder to put together a reliable crew for hijackings, heists, and assorted felonies, so Pepper takes on a side gig doing security on a Blaxploitation shoot in Harlem. He finds himself in a freaky world of Hollywood stars, up-and-coming comedians, and celebrity drug dealers, in addition to the usual cast of hustlers, mobsters, and hit men. These adversaries underestimate the seasoned crook - to their regret. 1976. Harlem is burning, block by block, while the whole country is gearing up for Bicentennial celebrations. Carney is trying to come up with a July 4th ad he can live with. ("Two Hundred Years of Getting Away with It "), while his wife Elizabeth is campaigning for her childhood friend, the former assistant D.A and rising politician Alexander Oakes. When a fire severely injures one of Carney's tenants, he enlists Pepper to look into who may be behind it. Our crooked duo have to battle their way through a crumbling metropolis run by the shady, the violent, and the utterly corrupted. CROOK MANIFESTO is a darkly funny tale of a city under siege, but also a sneakily searching portrait of the meaning of family. Colson Whitehead's kaleidoscopic portrait of Harlem is sure to stand as one of the all-time great evocations of a place and a time.

Den dobbelte Pulitzerprisvinder fortsætter sin Harlem-saga med en slagkraftig, veloplagt og voldsomt underholdende roman, der fremmaner 1970’ernes New York i al sin lurvede glans. HARLEM, 1971. Kriminaliteten er på sit højeste, New York City er på randen af bankerot, og en væbnet krig er brudt ud mellem NYPD og Black Liberation Army. Midt i dette kaos forsøger den forhenværende hæler Ray Carney at holde sig på dydens smalle sti. Dagene med at fragte stjålne varer rundt på Manhattan er ovre, men da hans teenagedatter, May, ønsker sig billetter til en udsolgt Jackson 5-koncert i Madison Square Garden, kontakter Carney sit gamle netværk i form af fixer extraordinaire, den korrupte kriminalassistent Munson. Men Munson har et par ting, han vil bede om til gengæld, og pludselig bliver det langt mere kompliceret for Carney at holde sig ude af spillet – og langt mere dødbringende. Gangsterdrama, sædekomedie, familiekrønike – Slyngelmanifestet er en dystert morsom og brutal fortælling om en by under belejring og et kalejdoskopisk portræt af Harlem skrevet af en af USA’s største nulevende fortællere.

Ny roman fra Pulitzer-grossist Colson Whitehead! Dobbel Pulitzer-vinner Colson Whitehead er en av samtidens aller viktigste amerikanske forfattere. Med Et kjeltringmanifest er han tilbake i sitt uimotståelige Harlem-univers, der møbelhandler Ray Carney balanserer på kanten av loven. Vi er i 1970-tallets Harlem. Søppelet hoper seg opp i gatene og kriminaliteten øker. New York City styrer mot økonomisk kollaps og det er krig mellom byens politistyrke og bevegelsen Black Liberation Army. Midt i dette kollektive sammenbruddet, prøver Carney å holde hodet lavt og forretningen flytende. «Romanskriving på sitt beste. [Sammen med Harlem Shuffle] mer storslått og bedre enn noe Whitehead har skrevet tidligere.» Washington Post «blendende [...] fabelaktig [...] bruker kriminalromanen som en linse for å undersøke mekanikken i et enkelt nabolag på dette vippepunktet i historien [...] satiren detoneres på frydefullt vis, i det den trenger inn i hjertet av stedet og menneskene som bor der» The New York Times Book Review

Elvud Kertis, shestnadtsatiletnij afroamerikanskij podrostok, khorosho uchitsja, posle shkoly podrabatyvaet v magazine, gotovitsja k postupleniju v kolledzh: on mechtaet stat uchitelem. No iz-za nelepoj sluchajnosti ego obvinjajut v prestuplenii, kotorogo on ne sovershal, i prigovarivajut k sroku v ispravitelnom uchrezhdenii. Akademija Nikelja okazyvaetsja nastojaschim adom, gde vospitanniki podvergajutsja fizicheskomu i emotsionalnomu nasiliju i ekspluatatsii. Tekh, kto okazyvaet soprotivlenie, uvodjat "na zadvorki", otkuda oni uzhe ne vozvraschajutsja. Vyzhit v etom adu Elvudu pomogaet druzhba s Ternerom, kotoryj javljaetsja ego polnoj protivopolozhnostju. Elvud naiven i verit v vozmozhnost torzhestva spravedlivosti, a Terner ubezhden v tom, chto mir byl, est i budet zhestok i nespravedliv, i tak budet vsegda. Otchajannaja popytka druzej izmenit porjadki, tsarjaschie v "Nikele", zakanchivaetsja tragediej. V osnovu romana legla istorija realnoj ispravitelnoj shkoly vo Floride, za sto s lishnim let suschestvovanija pokalechivshej zhizni tysjach podrostkov. Kolson Uajtkhed - avtor vosmi romanov, v chisle kotorykh udostoennyj Natsionalnoj knizhnoj premii SSHA (2016) i Pulittserovskoj premii (2017) vsemirnyj bestseller "Podzemnaja zheleznaja doroga". Zhivet v Nju-Jorke s zhenoj Dzhuli Bearer, literaturnym agentom, i dvumja detmi. Perevodchik: Samarina Aleksandra

A 25th anniversary hardcover edition of the debut novel by the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad that wowed critics and readers and marked the emergence of an important American writer. EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS. It is a time of crisis in a major metropolitan city's Department of Elevator Inspectors, and Lila Mae Watson, the first black female elevator inspector in the history of the department, is at the center of it. There are two warring factions in the department: the Empiricists, who rely on tests and measurements; and the Intuitionists, who can intuit any defects merely by entering an elevator cab. Lila Mae is an Intuitionist, with the highest accuracy rate in the department. But when an elevator goes into freefall on her watch, chaos ensues. It's an election year, and the good-old-boy Empiricists would love nothing more than to blame an Intuitionist. Meanwhile, startling excerpts from the lost notebooks of Intuitionism's founder, James Fulton, surface, describing Fulton's work on the "black box," a perfect elevator that could reinvent the modern city. When Lila Mae goes underground to investigate the crash, she is drawn into the search for the missing notebooks and uncovers a secret that will change her life forever. Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Contemporary Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times. Look for Colson Whitehead's new novel, Crook Manifesto.