Re-Visioning the Past in the New Millenium: Colson Whithead

New York City-based writer, Colson Whitehead, has experienced a phenomenal success in the last year, with his New York Times number one best seller, Underground Railroad receiving not only the Pulitzer Prize, but also the Carnegie Medal for Fiction, and the National Book Award. His writing career began after graduating from Harvard, when he worked for the Village Voice as a reviewer of 'music, books, and television' (1). He was born and raised--and currently resides--in Manhattan.

Underground Railroad is the featured novel in the program Memphis Reads. It is Whitehead's sixth book; the preceding six were all recipients of awards. 

They are: 
The Intuitionist
John Henry Days
Apex Hides the Hurt
Sag Harbor
Zone One

Colson Whitehead will be speaking in Memphis during the month of September at Christian Brothers University (9/5) and Rhodes College (9/5).