Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead

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Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead, better known as Colson Whitehead, is an acclaimed American novelist and essayist renowned for works such as "The Underground Railroad" and "The Nickel Boys," both of which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf essayist
human
novelist
awardReceived Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
MacArthur Fellowship
National Book Award for Fiction
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
awardReceivedForWork Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; The Nickel Boys
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; The Underground Railroad
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1969-11-06
educatedAt Harvard University
employer Columbia University
New York University
Princeton University
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
fieldOfWork American literature
contemporary literature
gender male
genre historical fiction
literary fiction
speculative fiction
hasGivenGenreDefiningWork The Nickel Boys
The Underground Railroad
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead
Colson Whitehead
nationality American
notableWork Apex Hides the Hurt
Crook Manifesto
Harlem Shuffle
John Henry Days
Sag Harbor
The Colossus of New York
The Intuitionist
The Nickel Boys
The Noble Hustle
The Underground Railroad
Zone One
occupation essayist
novelist
university professor
placeOfBirth New York
New York City
United States of America
residence New York City

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Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead name Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead