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The Intuitionist is a 1999 speculative fiction novel by American writer Colson Whitehead. The Intuitionist takes place in a city (implicitly, New York) full of skyscrapers and other buildings requiring vertical transportation in the form of elevators.
- 272 (hardback edition)
- Colson Whitehead
- January 1999
- Anchor Books
1 gen 2001 · Two warring factions in the Department of Elevator Inspectors in a bustling metropolis vie for dominance: the Empiricists, who go by the book and rigorously check every structural and mechanical detail, and the Intuitionists, whose observational methods involve meditation and instinct.
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- Paperback
4 gen 2000 · The Intuitionist is the story of bias and racism in the world and a profession one would not think of - city elevator inspection. A woman of color becomes the first woman of color to get a badge as a City Inspector when new elevators were going up and down all over the city.
About The Intuitionist. A 25th anniversary hardcover edition of the debut novel by the two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Underground Railroad that wowed critics and readers and marked the emergence of an important American writer. EVERYMAN’S LIBRARY CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS.
- Hardcover
The Intuitionist [Lingua Inglese]: A Novel Copertina flessibile – 4 gennaio 2000. Edizione Inglese di Colson Whitehead (Autore) 4,0 1.092 voti. Visualizza tutti i formati ed edizioni.
About The Intuitionist. This debut novel by the two time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys wowed critics and readers everywhere and marked the debut of an important American writer.
Nel 1999 ha pubblicato il suo primo romanzo, L'intuizionista (The Intuitionist), finalista del Premio PEN/Hemingway. Due anni dopo è seguito John Henry festival (John Henry Days), finalista del Premio Pulitzer per la narrativa e del National Book Critics Circle Award.
