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The warm, funny, and supremely original new novel from one of the most acclaimed writers in AmericaThe year is 1985. Benji Cooper is one of the only black students at an elite prep school in Manhattan. He spends his falls and winters going to roller-disco bar mitzvahs, playing too much Dungeons and Dragons, and trying to catch glimpses of nudity on late-night cable TV. After a tragic mishap on his first day of high schoolwhen Benji reveals his deep enthusiasm for the horror movie magazine Fangoriahis social doom is sealed for the next four years.But every summer, Benji escapes to the Hamptons, to Sag Harbor, where a small community of African American professionals have built a world of their own. Because their parents come out only on weekends, he and his friends are left to their own devices for three glorious months. And although hes just as confused about this all-black refuge as he is about the white world he negotiates the rest of the year, he thinks that maybe this summer things will be different. If all goes according to plan, that is.There will be trials and tribulations, of course. There will be complicated new handshakes to fumble through, and state-of-the-art profanity to master. He will be tested by contests big and small, by his misshapen haircut (which seems to have a will of its own), by the New Coke Tragedy of 85, and by his secret Lite FM addiction. But maybe, with a little luck, things will turn out differently this summer.In this deeply affectionate and fiercely funny coming-of-age novel, Whiteheadusing the perpetual mortification of teenage existence and the desperate quest for reinventionlithely probes the elusive nature of identity, both personal and communal. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Review of Contemporary Fiction, published by Review of Contemporary Fiction on June 22, 2001. The length of the article is 1031 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: John Henry Days.(Review)(Brief Article)
Author: Keith Gessen
Publication: The Review of Contemporary Fiction (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2001
Publisher: Review of Contemporary Fiction
Volume: 21Issue: 2Page: 155

Article Type: Book Review, Brief Article

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This digital document is an article from Artforum International, published by Artforum International Magazine, Inc. on April 1, 2009. The length of the article is 1011 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Summer Stock.(Sag Harbor)(Book review)
Author: Greil Marcus
Publication: Artforum International (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2009
Publisher: Artforum International Magazine, Inc.
Volume: 47Issue: 8Page: S25(1)

Article Type: Book review

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This digital document is an article from Letras Libres, published by Editorial Vuelta, S.A. de C.V. on October 1, 2000. The length of the article is 924 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: El mundo desde un ascensor.(libro)(TT: The world from an elevator.)(TA: book)(Reseña)
Author: Ernesto Hernández Busto
Publication: Letras Libres (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2000
Publisher: Editorial Vuelta, S.A. de C.V.
Volume: 2Issue: 22Page: 89

Article Type: Reseña

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