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The warm, funny, and supremely original new novel from one of the
most acclaimed writers in America
The year is 1985. Benji Cooper is one of the only black students at
an elite prep school in Manhattan. He spends his falls and winters
going to roller-disco bar mitzvahs, playing too much Dungeons and
Dragons, and trying to catch glimpses of nudity on late-night cable
TV. After a tragic mishap on his first day of high school--when
Benji reveals his deep enthusiasm for the horror movie magazine
Fangoria--his social doom is sealed for the next four years.
But every summer, Benji escapes to the Hamptons, to Sag Harbor,
where a small community of African American professionals have
built a world of their own. Because their parents come out only on
weekends, he and his friends are left to their own devices for
three glorious months. And although he's just as confused about
this all-black refuge as he is about the white world he negotiates
the rest of the year, he thinks that maybe this summer things will
be different. If all goes according to plan, that is.
There will be trials and tribulations, of course. There will be
complicated new handshakes to fumble through, and state-of-the-art
profanity to master. He will be tested by contests big and small,
by his misshapen haircut (which seems to have a will of its own),
by the New Coke Tragedy of '85, and by his secret Lite FM
addiction. But maybe, with a little luck, things will turn out
differently this summer.
In this deeply affectionate and fiercely funny coming-of-age novel,
Whitehead--using the perpetual mortification of teenage existence
and the desperate quest for reinvention--lithely probes the elusive
nature of identity, both personal and communal.
General
Imprint: |
Random House
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2010 |
First published: |
June 2010 |
Authors: |
Colson Whitehead
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Dimensions: |
203 x 132 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
352 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-307-45516-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-307-45516-5 |
Barcode: |
9780307455161 |
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