Why people recommend it
The noble hustle by Colson Whitehead is a non-fiction humor book about poker and personal reflection. The author Colson Whitehead talked about the work on The Book Review during an episode titled Colson Whitehead Talks About The Nickel Boys in July 2024. He explained that prior to writing The Underground Railroad, he produced this humorous account reflecting his experiences as a somewhat unusual and depressed middle-aged man attending the World Series of Poker. On the same date, during an episode of From the Archives titled Colson Whitehead and Jeffrey Toobin, host Gilbert Cruz spoke with Whitehead about the title, tracing the literary trajectory from that poker-focused non-fiction work to his later historical novel, The Underground Railroad. In another segment from Inside The New York Times Book Review published on the exact same day, Gilbert Cruz and Colson Whitehead once again revisited the text, specifically mentioning the poker theme and discussing how it fit into the broader context of Whitehead's diverse writing career. The book stands out among readers and critics as a notable and funny departure from his heavier narrative fiction, offering a candid and self-deprecating look at the author's mindset during his time at the poker tables.
Who recommended it
- Gilbert Cruz Discussed
- Colson Whitehead Discussed
Gilbert Cruz — 2 mentions
“that was The Noble Hustle Noble Hustle yeah so how did you get from The Noble Hustle to the Underground Railroad”
“that was The Noble Hustle Noble Hustle”
Colson Whitehead — 1 mention
“before Underground Railroad I wrote a book called The Noble Hustle which for me is just a humor book about being a weird depressed middle-aged man who goes the World Series of Poker”
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Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“you had a sort of a non-fiction Memoir about uh playing poker called The Noble Hustle and then you followed it up with this one which You Then followed up with the nickel boys”
“when Noble Hustle came out and I think it's a superb book it's my book about the World Series of Poker”