Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead · 2021 · Novel
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It blends genre fiction (heist/crime novel) with social commentary, exploring themes of ambition, class, race, and the dualities of public and private life in a specific historical context.
What it is
Set in 1960s Harlem, the story follows Ray Carney, a furniture salesman who occasionally fences stolen goods, as he gets entangled in the criminal underworld. It's a crime novel that also serves as a vivid portrait of a changing neighborhood and its inhabitants.
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