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| Born | Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead November 6, 1969 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
| Genre | Fiction, non-fiction |
| Notable works | The Intuitionist (1999), John Henry Days (2001), Zone One (2011), The Underground Railroad (2016), The Nickel Boys (2019) |
| Notable awards | National Book Award for Fiction (2016) Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2017 and 2020) |
| Spouse | Julie Barer |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | |
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Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead[1] (born November 6, 1969) is an American novelist. He is the author of nine novels, including his 1999 debut The Intuitionist; The Underground Railroad (2016), for which he won the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; and The Nickel Boys, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction again in 2020, making him one of only four writers ever to win the prize twice.[2][3] He has also published two books of nonfiction. In 2002, he received a MacArthur Fellowship.
- ^ Sehgal, Parul (July 11, 2019). "In 'The Nickel Boys,' Colson Whitehead Continues to Make a Classic American Genre His Own". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "2017 Pulitzer Prize Winners and Nominees". The Pulitzer Prizes. 2017. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "2020 Pulitzer Prizes". The Pulitzer Prizes. 2020. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.