The Resource Harlem shuffle, Colson Whitehead
Harlem shuffle, Colson Whitehead
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The item Harlem shuffle, Colson Whitehead represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
Resource Information
The item Harlem shuffle, Colson Whitehead represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
- Summary
- To his customers and neighbours on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably-priced furniture, making a life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver's Row don't approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it's still home. Few people know he descends from a line of uptown hoods and crooks, and that his facade of normalcy has more than a few cracks in it. Cracks that are getting bigger and bigger all the time. See, cash is tight, especially with all those instalment plan sofas, so if his cousin Freddie occasionally drops off the odd ring or necklace at the furniture store, Ray doesn't see the need to ask where it comes from. He knows a discreet jeweller downtown who also doesn't ask questions. Then Freddie falls in with a crew who plan to rob the Hotel Theresa - the 'Waldorf of Harlem' - and volunteers Ray's services as the fence. The heist doesn't go as planned; they rarely do, after all. Now Ray has to cater to a new clientele, one made up of shady cops on the take, vicious minions of the local crime lord, and numerous other Harlem lowlifes. Thus begins the internal tussle between Ray the striver and Ray the crook. As Ray navigates this double life, he starts to see the truth about who actually pulls the strings in Harlem. Can Ray avoid getting killed, save his cousin, and grab his share of the big score, all while maintaining his reputation as the go-to source for all your quality home furniture needs? HARLEM SHUFFLE is driven by an ingeniously intricate plot that plays out in a beautifully recreated Harlem of the early 1960s. It's a family saga masquerading as a crime novel, a hilarious morality play, a social novel about race and power, and ultimately a love letter to Harlem
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 320 pages
- Note
- "First published in the United States in 2021 by Doubleday"--T.p. verso
- Isbn
- 9780708899465
- Label
- Harlem shuffle
- Title
- Harlem shuffle
- Statement of responsibility
- Colson Whitehead
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- To his customers and neighbours on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably-priced furniture, making a life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver's Row don't approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it's still home. Few people know he descends from a line of uptown hoods and crooks, and that his facade of normalcy has more than a few cracks in it. Cracks that are getting bigger and bigger all the time. See, cash is tight, especially with all those instalment plan sofas, so if his cousin Freddie occasionally drops off the odd ring or necklace at the furniture store, Ray doesn't see the need to ask where it comes from. He knows a discreet jeweller downtown who also doesn't ask questions. Then Freddie falls in with a crew who plan to rob the Hotel Theresa - the 'Waldorf of Harlem' - and volunteers Ray's services as the fence. The heist doesn't go as planned; they rarely do, after all. Now Ray has to cater to a new clientele, one made up of shady cops on the take, vicious minions of the local crime lord, and numerous other Harlem lowlifes. Thus begins the internal tussle between Ray the striver and Ray the crook. As Ray navigates this double life, he starts to see the truth about who actually pulls the strings in Harlem. Can Ray avoid getting killed, save his cousin, and grab his share of the big score, all while maintaining his reputation as the go-to source for all your quality home furniture needs? HARLEM SHUFFLE is driven by an ingeniously intricate plot that plays out in a beautifully recreated Harlem of the early 1960s. It's a family saga masquerading as a crime novel, a hilarious morality play, a social novel about race and power, and ultimately a love letter to Harlem
- Cataloging source
- AU@
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1969-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Whitehead, Colson
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sales personnel
- Receiving stolen goods
- Theft
- Jewellery
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
- Label
- Harlem shuffle, Colson Whitehead
- Note
- "First published in the United States in 2021 by Doubleday"--T.p. verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000069104018
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 320 pages
- Isbn
- 9780708899465
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1250304386
- Label
- Harlem shuffle, Colson Whitehead
- Note
- "First published in the United States in 2021 by Doubleday"--T.p. verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000069104018
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 320 pages
- Isbn
- 9780708899465
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1250304386
Subject
- Jewellery -- Fiction
- Receiving stolen goods -- Fiction
- Sales personnel -- Fiction
- Theft -- Fiction
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
Genre
Included in
- trueDiverse Historical Fiction
- trueAfrican American Fiction
- trueAfrican American Historical Fiction
- trueLibraryReads Favorites: 2021
Library Locations
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Lionel Bowen Library and Community CentreBorrow it669-673 Anzac Parade, Marouba, NSW, 2035, AU-33.938111 151.237977
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Malabar Community LibraryBorrow it1203 Anzac Parade, Matraville, NSW, 2036, AU-33.962293 151.245961
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Margaret Martin LibraryBorrow itLevel 1, Royal Randwick Shopping Centre, Randwick, NSW, 2031, AU-33.9151421 151.2408898
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