colophon reviewed The intuitionist by Colson Whitehead
My favorite book about elevator inspectors.
4 stars
A gripping racial allegory with an engaging mystery.
255 pages
English language
Published Oct. 29, 2000 by Anchor Books.
4 stars
(2 reviews)
Who tampered with the elevator?
The mundane job of elevator inspection becomes a mysterious tale of intrigue. Whitehead weaves a beautiful narrative featuring an independent protagonist who elevates herself from the racism she faces in this noir mystery.
Subjects
- African Americans -- Fiction
- African American women -- Fiction
- Elevators -- Inspection -- Fiction