2017-18 Voyages of Discovery Series - Colson Whitehead

Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novelist

Reading and commentary from the author of the novel, The Underground Railroad

October 4, 2017 | 7:00 PM | Wright Auditorium

Colson Whitehead has established himself as one of the most versatile and innovative writers in contemporary literature. From the secret lives of elevators to international poker tournaments, Whitehead takes on the marginal, the strange and the surreal. His newest novel, The Underground Railroad, is a 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner, was the 2016 National Book Award winner and appeared at the top of the New York Times bestseller list.

Co-sponsors include: THCAS; Harriot College's Center for Natural Hazards Research; Departments of Anthropology; Criminal Justice; Economics; English; Geography, Planning and Environment; Geological Sciences; History; Maritime Studies; Political Science; and Sociology; College of Fine Arts and Communication; Honors College; Division of Academic Affairs; Division of Health Sciences; Division of Research, Economic Development, and Engagement; Division of Student Affairs; Institute for Coastal Science and Policy; and Office of Continuing Studies.