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The Intuitionist
by Colson Whitehead

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• Genres: fiction, mystery, novels, race, literature, fantasy
• Characters: Lila Mae Watson
• Publisher: Anchor Books
• Release date: January 4, 1999
• Places: United States of America
• ISBN: 9780385493000 (0385493002)
• Language: english
• Format: paperback, 255 pages
• Author: Colson Whitehead

About The Book

A New York Times Notable Book

A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year

Two warring factions in the Department of Elevator Inspectors in a bustling metropolis vie for dominance: the Empiricists, who go by the book and rigorously check every structural and mechanical detail, and the Intuitionists, whose observational methods involve meditation and instinct. Lila Mae Watson, the city’s first black female inspector and a devout Intuitionist with the highest accuracy rate in the department, is at the center of the turmoil. An elevator in a new municipal building has crashed on Lila Mae’s watch, fanning the flames of the Empiticist-Intuitionist feud and compelling Lila Mae to go underground to investigate. As she endeavors to clear her name, she becomes entangled in a web of intrigue that leads her to a secret that will change her life forever.

A dead-serious and seriously funny feat of the imagination, The Intuitionist conjures a parallel universe in which latent ironies in matters of morality, politics, and race come to light, and stands as the celebrated debut of an important American writer.

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