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Interview Details
Title & Link
Powell's Interview: Colson Whitehead, Author of 'The Nickel Boys'
Publish Date
July 11, 2019
Interviewees
Colson Whitehead
Interviewers
Rhianna Walton
Publisher
Powell's
Topics
book themes
character development
Historical context
literary influences
Racial issues
reader's experience
Research process
world building
writing style
People Mentioned
James Baldwin
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ralph Ellison
Richard Wright
Walter Benjamin
Works Mentioned
Apex Hides the Hurt
John Henry Days
Sag Harbor
The Colossus of New York
The Nickel Boys
The Underground Railroad
Zone One
Places Mentioned
Florida
Manhattan
New York City
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