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  • The Colossus of New York

  • A City in Thirteen Parts
  • Written by: Colson Whitehead
  • Narrated by: Colson Whitehead
  • Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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The Colossus of New York

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Publisher's Summary

New York Times best-selling author and New York native Colson Whitehead composes a breathtaking tribute to his hometown. Whitehead captures the very essence of New York, infusing his reflections with the energy that permeates the city.

Thoughts on Central Park, the subway, Coney Island, the Brooklyn Bridge, and much more bring the city to life as never before. Reading his own words, Whitehead shapes his book into an unforgettable meditation on the greatest city in the world.
©2003 Colson Whitehead (P)2003 Recorded Books
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"Whitehead lays out a wildly creative view of New York City....This 13-part lyric symphony is like E.B. White's Here Is New York set to the beat of Ellington or Cage." (Publishers Weekly)
"Whitehead riffs poignantly and playfully on myriad strategies for urban survival as he incisively distills the kaleidoscopic frenzy of the city into startlingly vital metaphors and cartoon-crisp analogies. Intensely sensory in his details, wistful and funny in his psychological disclosures, he makes everything come to mythic life." (Booklist)

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Dazzling and challenging

I thoroughly enjoyed this, I would recommend you read it in small chunks as this is more a series of micro vignettes of living in New York. It’s almost like a stream of consciousness, where one phrase tumbles into another to paint a picture of a vibrant city with chaotic inhabitants. Thoroughly enjoyed this.

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