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Title: Sag Harbor

Other Available Formats:
Hardcover, 2009
Compact Disc, 2009
Reinforced Hardcover, 2009

Synopsis
Colson Whitehead's (JOHN HENRY DAYS) fourth novel is a break from his more outlandish previous works, focusing on the idle summer days of two teenage brothers in the African-American beach community of Sag Harbor during a summer in the 1980s. This autobiographical tale shows Reggie and Benji as they deal with the usual high-school interests of girls, cars, and comic books, but in Whitehead's supremely gifted hands, the coming-of-age novel provides a delirious and scathing take on the culture of the 80s. Whitehead's erudite wit and intellectual panache are still on display, even as he explores new emotional depths in his fiction. Selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the 100 Best Books of 2009.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Length:        288 Pages



Industry Reviews
"[A] funny and touching story..." (starred review)
(02/23/2009)
"SAG HARBOR is Whitehead's most enjoyable book - warm and funny, carefully observed, and beautifully written, studded with small moments of pain and epiphany."
(04/26/2009)
"What's best about SAG HARBOR is the utter and sometimes mortifying accuracy of its descriptive details....[It] isn't about much more than the hilariously trifling intricacies of [the] self-discovery process,....[but when the] book's range encompasses kids, parents, community, tradition and history simultaneously, Mr. Whitehead's recovered memories don't seem so trivial after all."
(04/27/2009)
"[W]ith the story meandering like a teenager's attention, the book feels more like a memoir than a traditional plot-driven novel....but SAG HARBOR mirrors life, which is also plotless."
(05/03/2009)
"[A] gentle ribbing of all sides of America's peculiar racial tension is central to Whitehead's immense appeal....[H]is warmhearted wit suggests that we finally share enough common understanding to laugh at each other without bitterness or hatred or hard feelings."
(04/29/2009)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Sag Harbor and it was written by Colson Whitehead. This edition of Sag Harbor is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is June 2010 and it has a suggested retail price of $14.95. There are 288 pages in the book and it was published by Anchor Books. The 10 digit ISBN is 0307455165 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780307455161. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.