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The Intuitionist

Af: Colson Whitehead Engelsk Hardback

The Intuitionist

Af: Colson Whitehead Engelsk Hardback
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''A thrilling blend of noir and fantasy.''Guardian.
In an unnamed city - a hardboiled pre-Civil Rights New York sort of city -heroine Lila Mae has succeeded in becoming the very first Black female elevator inspector. In Whitehead''s darkly comic otherworld, this is a job imbued with an almost mystical significance. But the illustrious Department of Elevator Inspectors is in crisis, bitterly divided between the Empiricists (check the machinery) and the Intuitionists (tune in to the vibes). Lila is an Intuitionist and so much better at her job than anyone else that surely it must be those ''good-old-boy'' Empiricists who have set up the serious accident which occurs on her watch - and just before the Departmental elections, too. Lila sets out to clear her name (and discover the secret formula of the Perfect Elevator at the same time), and the author keeps us on our toes guessing the outcome as he cleverly tweaks and twists his plot, catching everybody out. At the same time the story is almost certainly an allegory but of what, exactly, readers may work out for themselves. A teasing, challenging and entertaining read.

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''A thrilling blend of noir and fantasy.''Guardian.
In an unnamed city - a hardboiled pre-Civil Rights New York sort of city -heroine Lila Mae has succeeded in becoming the very first Black female elevator inspector. In Whitehead''s darkly comic otherworld, this is a job imbued with an almost mystical significance. But the illustrious Department of Elevator Inspectors is in crisis, bitterly divided between the Empiricists (check the machinery) and the Intuitionists (tune in to the vibes). Lila is an Intuitionist and so much better at her job than anyone else that surely it must be those ''good-old-boy'' Empiricists who have set up the serious accident which occurs on her watch - and just before the Departmental elections, too. Lila sets out to clear her name (and discover the secret formula of the Perfect Elevator at the same time), and the author keeps us on our toes guessing the outcome as he cleverly tweaks and twists his plot, catching everybody out. At the same time the story is almost certainly an allegory but of what, exactly, readers may work out for themselves. A teasing, challenging and entertaining read.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9781841594163
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1841594164
Kategori: Relating to African American people
Udg. Dato: 17 nov 2023
Længde: 24mm
Bredde: 210mm
Højde: 133mm
Forlag: Everyman
Oplagsdato: 17 nov 2023
Forfatter(e): Colson Whitehead
Forfatter(e) Colson Whitehead

Kategori Relating to African American people

ISBN-13 9781841594163

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 288

Udgave

Længde 24mm

Bredde 210mm

Højde 133mm

Udg. Dato 17 nov 2023

Oplagsdato 17 nov 2023

Forlag Everyman

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