Pulitzer prize winner Colson Whitehead's crime caper, Harlem Shuffle

The Book Show

English - September 13, 2021 00:05 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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"My favourite memories as a kid, are watching Saturday afternoon movies," says two time Pulitzer Prize winner, Colson Whitehead, "so I gave myself permission to do a heist book and started planning." Harlem Shuffle was the result.

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