3 Books that Inspired Colson Whitehead
Who were Cora's literary antecedents? Colson Whitehead shares his influences.
By Colson Whitehead
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The Odyssey
"Homer's protagonist goes on a journey and is tested in discrete allegorical episodes. For a writer it's a good structure if you want to create suspense and tension--which I needed to do on Cora's own odyssey."
— Colson Whitehead
Published 08/02/2016
