John Henry Days

Colson  Whitehead. John Henry Days
Colson  Whitehead. John Henry Days
2.8 из 5, отдано 5 голосов
From the author of ‘The Underground Railroad’, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and Longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize.‘John Henry Days’ is a novel of extraordinary scope and mythic power. It established Colson Whitehead as a pre-eminent American writer of our time.Building the railways that made America, John Henry died with a hammer in his hand moments after competing against a steam drill in a battle of endurance. The story of his death made him a legend.Over a century later, J. Sutter, a freelance journalist and accomplished expense account abuser, is sent to West Virginia to cover the launch of a new postage stamp at the first 'John Henry Days' festival.John Henry Days is a work of extraordinary scope, revealing how a nation creates its present through the stories it tells of its past.

Читать книгу «John Henry Days» онлайн:

Комментарии ():

Вам также может понравиться:

Оставайтесь на связи

Будьте в курсе новостей о выходящих книгах, подпишитесь на нашу еженедельную рассылку:
© 2011-2024. Your Lib. All Rights Reserved.