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Harlem Shuffle

by Colson Whitehead

NAACP Image · 2022 · ShortlistKirkus Prize · 2021 · ShortlistNational Book · 2021 · Shortlist
DoubledayLiterary FictionISBN 9780385545136

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About This Book

A furniture salesman in 1960s Harlem is drawn into the criminal underworld by his crooked cousin. A propulsive, wryly comic caper novel set against the backdrop of Harlem's changing landscape. NBCC Fiction finalist 2021.

About the Author

Colson Whitehead is an American novelist who has become one of the most decorated writers in contemporary American fiction. Born in New York City, he graduated from Harvard University. His work spans genres including literary fiction, horror, and genre-bending historical fiction. Read more →

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