Soul Sonic Summer: Colson Whitehead's Sag Harbor - Page 1 - Books. Nothing much happens in Colson Whitehead's semi-autobiographical fourth novel, Sag Harbor, a valedictory ode to a 15-year-old black kid named Benji with braces and buddies and a job at an ice cream shop.
The book starts out in June 1985 on the east end of Long Island, in the African-American summer enclave of the book's title, and ends on Labor Day, with Benji fantasizing about the shows he'll see at CBGB once he finally turns 16. In between will come disquisitions on '80s teenage slang, Lisa Lisa, "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now," psychic geography, W.E.B. Les tribulations d'un éditeur. Maisons d'édition vs. Auteurs ?