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Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead [1] (born November 6, 1969) is an American novelist.He is the author of nine novels, including his 1999 debut The Intuitionist; The Underground Railroad (2016), for which he won the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; and The Nickel Boys, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction again in 2020, making him one of only ...
The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky and Death is a 2014 non-fiction book by American author Colson Whitehead. The book recounts Whitehead's experiences preparing for and competing in the World Series of Poker, alongside random musings and literary asides. The book was released to mixed reviews, with reviewers enjoying the author's wit and turns ...
The Nickel Boys is a 2019 novel by American novelist Colson Whitehead. It is based on the historic Dozier School, a reform school in Florida that operated for 111 years and was revealed as highly abusive. A university investigation found numerous unmarked graves for unrecorded deaths and a history into the late 20th century of emotional and ...
The "Nickel Boys" film was adapted from Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about Black teens at a corrupt reform school.
RaMell Ross landed an Oscar nomination with his first feature, and this soul-stirring drama, based on Colson Whitehead's book, is poised to earn him his second.
In RaMell Ross’ adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s devastating inspired-by-real-life novel, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor plays Hattie, the grandmother of a smart, ambitious young man, Elwood (Ethan ...
Harlem Shuffle is a 2021 novel by American novelist Colson Whitehead. It is the follow-up to Whitehead's 2019 novel The Nickel Boys, which earned him his second Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. It is a work of crime fiction and a family saga [1] that takes place in Harlem between 1959 and 1964. [2] It was published by Doubleday on September 14, 2021 ...
Aug. 5—Colson Whitehead is a double Pulitzer Prize winner for "The Nickel Boys" and "The Underground Railroad." One is a book about the torment suffered by boys in a Florida juvenile reformatory ...