Upon examining a map of the Hamptons, the book’s protagonist discloses, “we knew where our neighbourhood began because that’s where the map ended. Often referred to as the Black Hamptons, Sag Harbor is a holiday resort originally founded by African American professionals – teachers, doctors, lawyers and civil servants – in the time of racial segregation.
The real-life Sag Harbor can be found in Long Island. Ten years on, with new novel, Sag Harbor, Colson Whitehead’s glittering star remains in firm ascent. Shortlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award, The Intuitionist was followed by John Henry Days and Apex Hides the Hurt, garnering glowing critique and further awards such as the MacArthur Fellowship, Whiting Award and a Pulitzer Prize nomination. In 1999 the literary world collectively sat up and paid attention to The Intuitionist, the stylish debut from the young American author, Colson Whitehead. Constructed identity: How Colson Whitehead avoids cliché and traditional motif in Sag Harbor, his autobiographical fourth novel, which is definitely not a coming-of-age tale.
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