Current:Home > MarketsColson Whitehead channels the paranoia and fear of 1970s NYC in 'Crook Manifesto' -ProfitPoint

Colson Whitehead channels the paranoia and fear of 1970s NYC in 'Crook Manifesto'

​​​​​​​View Date:2025-04-15 08:00:37

"My early '70s New York is dingy and grimy," the Pulitzer Prize-winning author says. Whitehead's sequel to Harlem Shuffle centers on crime at every level, from small-time crooks to Harlem's elite.

Colson Whitehead on 'Harlem Shuffle'

veryGood! (66)

Tags