_Understanding Colson Whitehead_ offers many important insights concerning the novelist’s compositions." - Howard Rambsy II, in _African American Review_ 48.4 (Winter 2015): 482-83. Maus’s chapter confirms the praise reviewers placed on Whitehead after the publication of the novel and goes further by explaining the details of Whitehead’s artistic capabilities in producing such an intricate, multithreaded novel. ![]() Given the structural complexity of Whitehead’s _John Henry Days_, Maus’s chapter on that novel is particularly notable. The overall examination paints a broad and detailed picture of what Whitehead has produced over the years. Maus summarizes and then provides in-depth analyses of Whitehead’s books, highlighting the workings of the individual selections. _Understanding Colson Whitehead_ rewards those who are new to the novelist’s works as well as his longtime readers. Further, Maus’s book represents a surprisingly rare extended treatment on an African American writer born after 1960. However, Understanding Colson Whitehead is the first book-length examination, and thus a notable cornerstone in what might someday become known as Whitehead studies. Hundreds of reviewers have commented on Whitehead’s individual books, and several literary scholars have published articles highlighting aspects of his writing. Maus’s book _Understanding Colson Whitehead_ constitutes an important contribution to the growing body of scholarship on Whitehead. (NOTE: What is appended here is the table of contents, an excerpt from Chapter One that lays out the critical apparatus of the book, and the bibliography for the volume) - Reviews: "Derek C. ![]() ![]() This is the first book-length analysis of Whitehead's body of work, from _The Intuitionist_ through _Zone One_ (alas, it went to press before _The Noble Hustle_ was released.to say nothing of _The Underground Railroad_).
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