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| Author | Colson Whitehead |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Doubleday (HB) & Anchor Books (PB) |
Publication date | April 28, 2009 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print hardback |
| Pages | 288 pp |
| ISBN | 0-385-52765-9 |
| OCLC | 213766008 |
Sag Harbor is a 2009 novel by author Colson Whitehead.
Sag Harbor takes place in Sag Harbor, a small village in the exclusive Hamptons on the east end of New York's Long Island. The village of Sag Harbor is on the bay side (northern part) of the South Fork of the tip of Long Island, and an old whaling port where several African-American families have bought property over many years. As Whitehead says, one comes "out" to Long Island from New York City. Then the summer vacation can begin. (The author also mentions the ocean beach, in East Hampton, where he and his friends rarely go. It is a predominantly white area, and blacks and whites do not mingle.) The novel's main character is Benji, an African American teenager spending the summer in this black enclave of the predominantly white and close-knit town along with his brother Reggie. Set in 1985, the novel touches on themes of race, class, substance abuse, and commercial culture.[1]