The colossus of New York (Record no. 786766)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780708898765
Qualifying information paperback
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Original cataloging agency mpl
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Description conventions rda
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title English
082 #0 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 809.933 WHIT
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9 (RLIN) 196844
Personal name Whitehead, Colson
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The colossus of New York
Statement of responsibility, etc. Whitehead,Colson
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. London
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Fleet
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2018
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 158 pages :
Other physical details illustrations ;
Dimensions 20 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note City Limits -- The Port Authority -- Morning -- Central Park -- Subway -- Rain -- Broadway -- Coney Island -- Brooklyn Bridge -- Rush Hour -- Downtown -- Time Square -- JFK.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. In a dazzlingly original work of non-fiction, the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Underground Railroad recreates the exuberance, the chaos, the promise, and the heartbreak of New York. Here is a literary love song that will entrance anyone who has lived in - or spent time - in the greatest of American cities. A masterful evocation of the city that never sleeps, The Colossus of New York captures the city's inner and outer landscapes in a series of vignettes, meditations, and personal memories. Colson Whitehead conveys with almost uncanny immediacy the feelings and thoughts of longtime residents and of newcomers who dream of making it their home; of those who have conquered its challenges; and of those who struggle against its cruelties. Whitehead's style is as multilayered and multifarious as New York itself: Switching from third person, to first person, to second person, he weaves individual voices into a jazzy musical composition that perfectly reflects the way we experience the city. There is a funny, knowing riff on what it feels like to arrive in New York for the first time; a lyrical meditation on how the city is transformed by an unexpected rain shower; and a wry look at the ferocious battle that is commuting. The plaintive notes of the lonely and dispossessed resound in one passage, while another captures those magical moments when the city seems to be talking directly to you, inviting you to become one with its rhythms. The Colossus of New York is a remarkable portrait of life in the big city. Ambitious in scope, gemlike in its details, it is at once an unparalleled tribute to New York and the ideal introduction to one of the most exciting writers working today.<br/><br/>
521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE
Target audience note travelog (performed works genre)<br/>Travel writing
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     800: Literature MBOMBELA REGIONAL LIBRARY Zwelisha General Stacks 02.10.2025 334.00   809.933 WHIT 3322803165225 02.10.2025 02.10.2025 Book