{"product_id":"john-henry-days-0385498209","title":"John Henry Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0385498209\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whitehead, Colson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a novel that is \"funny and wise and sumptuously written\" (Jonathan Franzen, The New York Times Book Review).Colson Whiteheads triumphant novel is on one level a multifaceted retelling of the story of John Henry, the black steel-driver who died outracing a machine designed to replace him. On another level its the story of a disaffected, middle-aged black journalist on a mission to set a record for junketeering who attends the annual John Henry Days festival. It is also a high-velocity thrill ride through the tunnel where American legend gives way to American pop culture, replete with p. r. flacks, stamp collectors, blues men , and turn-of-the-century song pluggers.John Henry Days is an acrobatic, intellectually dazzling, and laugh-out-loud funny book that will be read and talked about for years to come.Look for Colson Whiteheads new novel, Crook Manifesto!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51824426582304,"sku":"NEW0385498209","price":17.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81QURX49JoL.jpg?v=1781211883","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/john-henry-days-0385498209","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}