Sag Harbor (novel)
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Sag Harbor is a 2009 novel by author Colson Whitehead.
Sag Harbor takes place in
Plot
School's finally out for the summer and the return to Sag Harbor is in full swing. Teenage brothers Benji and Reggie Cooper escape their majority white preparatory academy in Manhattan. Still clad in Brooks Brothers polos and salmon colored pants, the pair re-meet all of their friends. Like most well-to-do kids at their families' beach houses during the summer, most of the teens in Sag Harbor go almost the entire season with virtually no contact from their parents (aside from occasional visits on the weekends). The lack of authority allows for plenty of interesting run-ins. Benji constantly remakes himself to become the coolest in town.
Characters
- Benji Cooper
- Reggie Cooper, Benji's brother
- Various friends in Sag Harbor: Clive, Marcus, Bobby, Randy, NP
Analysis
According to
Colson Whitehead wanted to take up a different path in writing Sag Harbor, a novel named after the town in which he used to vacation with his family. In a January 2009
Release details
- 2009, USA, Bantam Doubleday Dell ISBN 0-385-52765-9, pub. date 28 April 2009, hardback first edition
Honors
- Finalist, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
- Finalist, Hurston-Wright Legacy Award
TV series
In August 2021, it was reported that a television series adaptation of the novel was in development at
References
- ^ New York Times. May 3, 2009.
- Wall Street Journal. January 2, 2009.
- ^ Petski, Denise (August 5, 2021). "Colson Whitehead's 'Sag Harbor' Series Adaptation In Works At HBO Max From Laurence Fishburne & Boat Rocker". Deadline Hollywood.