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