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This is FRESH AIR.
I'm Terry Gross.
My guest, Colson Whitehead, won Pulitzer prizes for two consecutive novels.
The first Pulitzer was for the Underground Railroad, an allegory about race in America told through the stories of an escaped slave and a slave catcher.
It was adapted into an Amazon series.
The second Pulitzer was for the Nickel Boys, based on the true story of a state reform school for boys in which the boys were physically abused and dozens died.
A film adaptation starring ingenue Ellis Taylor and Daveed Diggs, is expected to be released in October.
After writing about those grim subjects, Whitehead started writing crime novels set in Harlem.
These novels gave him the chance to write snappy dialogue laced with witty observations while writing about class and race, as well as crime and corruption at every level, from petty criminals to cops, city politicians and Harlem's black elite.
Harlem Shuffle, the first novel in his projected Harlem trilogy, was set in the sixties.
The following novel, Crook Manifesto, takes place from 1971 to 76.
It was published last summer and came out in paperback this week.
Crook manifesto brings back the main character, Ray Carney, the owner of a furniture store on 125th street in Harlem who takes pride in upgrading his customers living rooms with comfortable quality sofas and recliners.