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Crook Manifesto is a 2023 novel by Colson Whitehead. It returns to the fictional world of his previous book, Harlem Shuffle. It is a work of crime fiction and a family saga that takes place in Harlem during three periods: 1971, 1973, and 1976, the year of the United States Bicentennial celebration. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
18 de jul. de 2023 · An Amazon Best Book of July 2023: In Crook Manifesto, Colson Whitehead brilliantly builds on Harlem Shuffle, the first in the Ray Carney series (though readers don’t need to read the first book to fall completely under the spell of this swirling portrait of 1970s Harlem) and once again, weaves a story of crooks and fathers, cops and robbers ...
13 de jul. de 2023 · Returning to the world of his novel “Harlem Shuffle,” Colson Whitehead’s “Crook Manifesto” is a dazzling treatise, a glorious and intricate anatomy of the heist, the con and the slow game....
18 de jul. de 2023 · Ray Carney, a furniture store owner and ex-fence, gets involved in various crimes and capers in 1970s New York. The novel is the second part of The Harlem Trilogy, following Harlem Shuffle, and explores the city's seedy glory, corruption, and social change.
18 de jul. de 2023 · July 18, 20235:00 AM ET. Jason Heller. Enlarge this image. PenguinRandomHouse. "It was the Jackson 5 after all who put Ray Carney back in the game following four years on the straight and narrow."...
A crime fiction series set in 1970s New York, featuring a furniture store owner and a security guard who get involved in various heists and schemes. The novel explores the history, culture, and politics of Harlem and America through the lens of humor, satire, and drama.
13 de jul. de 2023 · Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead — back on the mean streets. The impressive follow-up to ‘Harlem Shuffle’ brings depth and complexity to familiar characters — not least New York City itself....
