Colson Whitehead

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Colson Whitehead (full name Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead) is a New York-based novelist, born in 1969. In 2002, he received a MacArthur Fellowship, often referred to as the MacArthur "Genius" grant. He was born in New York City in 1969, attended the Trinity School in New York, and graduated from Harvard College in 1991. He is a well respected journalist, whose work has appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, Salon and the Village Voice.

[edit] Bibliography

• The Intuitionist (1998)
• John Henry Days (2001)
• The Colossus of New York (2003)
• Apex Hides the Hurt (2006)

[edit] External links

• Official Personal Site
• The Bat Segundo Show #48 (podcast interview -- 2006)
• On Point - What's in a Name? (interview, Sept. 4, 2006)