{"product_id":"conversations-with-colson-whitehead-derek-c-maus-9781496821478","title":"Conversations with Colson Whitehead","description":"Since the publication of his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Intuitionist\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1999, Colson Whitehead (b. 1969) has been considered an important new voice in American literature. His seven subsequent books have done little to contradict that initial assessment, especially after 2016's \u003ci\u003eThe Underground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e spent many weeks at the top of bestseller lists and won numerous major literary awards, including the Pulitzer Prize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging from 2001 to 2016, the twenty-three interviews collected in \u003ci\u003eConversations with Colson Whitehead \u003c\/i\u003ereveal the workings of one of America's most idiosyncratic and most successful literary minds. Through these interviews, it is clear that none of this well-earned praise has gone to his head. If anything, he still seems inclined to present himself as an awkward misfit who writes about such offbeat subject matter as rival groups of elevator inspectors, the insufficiency of off-brand \"flesh-colored\" bandages, or a literalized alternate version of the Underground Railroad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhitehead speaks at length about matters related to his craft, including his varied literary and nonliterary influences, the particular methods of researching and writing that have proved valuable to telling his stories, and the ways in which he has managed the rollercoaster life of a professional writer. He also opens up about popular culture, particularly the unconventional blend of music, genre fiction, B movies, and comic books that he gleefully identifies as a passion that has persisted for him since his childhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek C. Maus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496821475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496821478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019","brand":"Derek C. Maus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989917663487,"sku":"9781496821478","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_758008b5-aecc-47c5-88fa-ede42a15772c.jpg?v=1683302061","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conversations-with-colson-whitehead-derek-c-maus-9781496821478","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}