Harlem trilogy (Colson Whitehead)

Author

Whitehead, Colson

1) Harlem shuffle

Author

Whitehead, Colson

Series

Harlem trilogy (Colson Whitehead) volume 1

Language

English

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""Ray Carney was only slightly bent when it came to being crooked ..." To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably-priced furniture, making a life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver's Row don't approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it's still home. Few people know he descends from...

2) Crook manifesto: a novel

Author

Whitehead, Colson

Series

Harlem trilogy (Colson Whitehead) volume 2
Ray Carney volume 2

Language

English

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2023 Best Adult Fiction & Nonfiction (SCPL)
Best of 2023 (WPL-ADULT)
HPL Black History Month - Adult Fiction 2024
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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...