آپکس درد را پنهان می‌کند: رمان

From the MacArthur and Whiting Award–winning author of John Henry Days and The Intuitionist comes a new, brisk, comic tour de force about identity, history, and the adhesive bandage industry"A brilliant, witty, and subtle novel, written in a most engaging style, with tremendous aptness of language and command of plot." - The New York Review of BooksWhen the citizens of Winthrop needed a new name for their town, they did what anyone would do — they hired a consultant. The protagonist of Apex Hides The Hurt is a nomenclature consultant. If you want just the right name for your new product, whether it be an automobile or antidepressant, sneaker or spoon, he’s the man to get the job done. Wardrobe lack pizzazz? Come to the Outfit Outlet. Always the wallflower at social gatherings? Try Loquacia. And of course, whenever you take a fall, reach for Apex, because Apex Hides the Hurt. Apex is his crowning achievement, the multicultural bandage that has revolutionized the adhesive bandage industry. "Wickedly funny... Whitehead is making a strong case for a new name of his own: that of the best of the new generation of American novelists." - The Boston GlobeApex Hides The Hurt brilliantly and wryly satirizes our contemporary culture - where the tides of marketing subsume memory and history. From the MacArthur and Whiting Award--winning author of John Henry Days andThe Intuitionist comes a new, brisk, comic tour de force about identity,history, and the adhesive bandage industryWhen the citizens of Winthrop needed a new name for their town, they did whatanyone would do--they hired a consultant.The protagonist of Apex Hides the Hurt is a nomenclature consultant. If youwant just the right name for your new product, whether it be automobile orantidepressant, sneaker or spoon, he's the man to get the job done. Wardrobelack pizzazz? Come to the Outfit Outlet. Always the wallflower at socialgatherings? Try Loquacia.And of course, whenever you take a fall, reach for Apex, because Apex Hidesthe Hurt. Apex is his crowning achievement, the multicultural bandage thathas revolutionized the adhesive bandage industry. "Flesh-colored" bedamned--no matter what your skin tone is--Apex will match it, or your moneyback.After leaving his job (following a mysterious misfortune), his expertise iscalled upon by the town of Winthrop. Once there, he meets the town council,who will try to sway his opinion over the coming days.Lucky Aberdeen, the millionaire software pioneer and hometown-boy-made-good, wants the name changed to something that will reflect the town's capitalist aspirations, attracting new businesses and revitalizing the community. Who could argue with that?Albie Winthrop, beloved son of the town's aristocracy, thinks Winthrop is a perfectly good name, and can't imagine what the fuss is about.Regina Goode, the mayor, is a descendent of the black settlers who founded the town, and has her own secret agenda for what the name should be.Our expert must decide the outcome, with all its implications for the town'sfuture. Which name will he choose? Or perhaps he will devise his own? Andwhat's with his limp, anyway?Apex Hides the Hurt brilliantly and wryly satirizes our contemporary culture,where memory and history are subsumed by the tides of marketing. This "wickedly funny" ( The Boston Globe ) New York Times Notable Book from the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys is a brisk, comic tour de force about identity, history, and the adhesive bandage industry. The town of Winthrop has decided it needs a new name. The resident software millionaire wants to call it New Prospera; the mayor wants to return to the original choice of the founding black settlers; and the town’s aristocracy sees no reason to change the name at all. What they need, they realize, is a nomenclature consultant. And, it turns out, the consultant needs them. But in a culture overwhelmed by marketing, the name is everything and our hero’s efforts may result in not just a new name for the town but a new and subtler truth about it as well. Look for Colson Whitehead’s new novel, Crook Manifesto , coming soon! This New York Times Notable Book from the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys is a brisk, comic tour de force about identity, history, and the adhesive bandage industry. The town of Winthrop has decided it needs a new name. The resident software millionaire wants to call it New Prospera; the mayor wants to return to the original choice of the founding black settlers; and the town’s aristocracy sees no reason to change the name at all. What they need, they realize, is a nomenclature consultant. And, it turns out, the consultant needs them. But in a culture overwhelmed by marketing, the name is everything and our hero’s efforts may result in not just a new name for the town but a new and subtler truth about it as well. Look for Colson Whitehead’s bestselling new novel, Harlem Shuffle! This New York Times Notable Book from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Underground Railroad is a brisk, comic tour de force about identity, history, and the adhesive bandage industry. The town of Winthrop has decided it needs a new name. The resident software millionaire wants to call it New Prospera; the mayor wants to return to the original choice of the founding black settlers; and the town's aristocracy sees no reason to change the name at all. What they need, they realize, is a nomenclature consultant. And, it turns out, the consultant needs them. But in a culture overwhelmed by marketing, the name is everything and our hero's efforts may result in not just a new name for the town but a new and subtler truth about it as well The town of Winthrop has decided it needs a new name. The resident software millionaire wants to call it New Prospera; the mayor wants to return to the original choice of the founding black settlers; and the town's aristocracy sees no reason to change the name at all. What they need, they realize, is a nomenclature consultant. And, it turns out, the consultant needs them. But in a culture overwhelmed by marketing, the name is everything and our hero's efforts may result in not just a new name for the town but a new and subtler truth about it as well. From the Trade Paperback edition