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He has also written a book about his hometown, a collection of essays called the colossus of new york. Colson whitehead ishas been deeply concerned with the problem of. Colson whitehead is the pulitzerprize winning author of the underground railroad. His other works include the noble hustle, zone one, sag harbor, the intuitionist, john henry days, apex hides the hurt, and one collection of essays, the colossus of new york. You wont see bandaids the same way after reading apex hides the hurt apex tells the story of the consultant who is hired to create a new name for the town of winthrop.
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