In stories about slavery and its legacy, hints of the author. John edgar wideman s most popular book is brothers and keepers. For this new book, wideman has entered into an agreement with lulu, the largest selfpublisher in the business. John edgar wideman books list of books by author john. His work taught me to be conscious of the author, reconsider what a novel could be. See all books authored by john edgar wideman, including the scribner anthology of contemporary short fiction. John edgar wideman author of brothers and keepers goodreads. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for john wideman in new york ny. He was the first author to twice receive the penfaulkner award for fiction, for the novels sent for you yesterday and philadelphia fire. A meditation on fathers and sons, race and society, which examines how race is intrinsic to the bond between black fathers and sons. John edgar wideman books list of books by author john edgar. Stories from the book have already been selected for the. In november of 2017, pittsburgh got a little smaller. His most recent books are hoop roots and the island.
John edgar wideman, american writer regarded for his intricate literary style in. The homewood neighborhood in pittsburgh where he spent his youth serves as the setting for a number of his books. In an unusual move for an established author, critically acclaimed novelist, memoirist and national book award finalist john edgar wideman is teaming up with selfpublishing and printondemand. John edgar wideman has 61 books on goodreads with 30480 ratings. This welcome trend is continued in his latest book, two cities. John edgar wideman and robert wideman, who is 10 years john s junior, were born to the same pittsburgh family, but thats about all they have in common. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. While the puritans sometimes executed their children in order to teach obedience, we today with somewhat the same mistaken approach to. His second memoir, fatheralong, was a finalist for the national book award. In 1993, wideman published a book called all stories are true, and this new collection represents both an affirmation of and a challenge to that claim the book s provocations begin with a prefatory note addressed to an unnamed president of the united states, asking when, or if, slavery will ever end, even with the th amendment to the u. A haunting portrait of lives arriving at different destinies, brothers and keepers is john edgar widemans seminal memoir about two brothers one an awardwinning novelist, the other a fugitive wanted for robbery and murder.
J ohn edgar wideman likes to be in places where people dont know who he is or what he does for a living. Unfortunately, i found this book a struggle to read due to the authors style of writing. He is a macarthur fellow, has won the penfaulkner award twice, and has twice been a finalist for the national book critics circle award and national book award. American histories book by john edgar wideman official.
Sent for you yesterday 1983 in this hypnotic and deeply lyrical novel, mr. Jan 02, 2019 released arizona killer jacob wideman appeals reimprisonment. Henry awards saluting mastery of the short story form. There is the alienated, brooding intellectual from his modernist phase. Brothers and keepers, verlag henry holt, new york 1984. Bk, university of pennsylvania, 1962 author from the publisher. Jan 26, 2017 bettes father was a man named john french, who was, as wideman describes in his recent book, lighter than many of the italian immigrants he worked beside plastering and hanging wallpaper. Of one blood, two men the new york times web archive. John edgar wideman won the penfaulkner award in 1984 for sent for you yesterday and in 1990 for philadelphia fire. John edgar wideman and a changing pittsburgh english. In march, 2010, he selfpublished briefs, a new collection of microstories, on. John edgar wideman is the author of more than twenty works of fiction and nonfiction, including the awardwinning brothers and keepers, philadelphia fire, and most recently the story collection gods gym. Wideman describes what he values about this community.
American histories by john edgar wideman, paperback barnes. Briefs is a groundbreaking new collection of microstories from celebrated author john edgar wideman, previous winner of both the rea and o. A haunting portrait of lives arriving at different destinies, brothers and keepers is john edgar widemans seminal memoir about two brothers one an awardwinning novelist, the other a. John edgar widemans profound new book begins, as it must, with the american civil war. Fifty north american stories since 1970, and breaking ice. The many different strands of widemans work are all present in his new book, writing to save a life.
An anthology of contemporary africanamerican fiction, and more on. February 19, 2008 novelist john edgar wideman has spent his career parsing out notions of race and what it means to the world. With novels like damballah and hiding place, john edgar wideman began his career in an explicitly modernist veinindeed, his chronicles of life in the pittsburgh. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations. American histories stories by john edgar wideman 192 pp. In addition to briefs, a collection of short shorts, or microfictions, his. Released arizona killer jacob wideman appeals reimprisonment. John edgar widemans books include philadelphia fire, brothers and keepers, fatheralong, hoop roots, and sent for you yesterday. Wideman, a former rhodes scholar and twotime recipient of the penfaulkner award, opens his new novel with a fictional remembrance of the much maligned john africa and the move community tragedy which rocked the city of philadelphia a few years ago. Wideman gives added power and dimension to this book about the contrary values and goals of two brothers. It is the first book by john edgar wideman that i have read.
His nonfiction book brothers and keepers received a national book award. Wideman pens a powerful blend of fact and fiction, riffing on concerns and themes that he has. His writing is known for experimental techniques and a focus on the africanamerican experience. Apr, 2018 american histories stories by john edgar wideman 192 pp. John edgar wideman he is a macarthur fellow, has won the penfaulkner award twice, and has twice been a finalist for the national book critics circle award and national book award. Wideman writes with such authority on so many subjects that readers frequently have no idea what to expect with a new publication. John edgar wideman ruminates on louis till file in new book nov 17, 2016, 2. A few years later, in 1991, he became the first person to win two penfaulkner awards.
A number of his works reflect the pennsylvania environments where he has lived, particularly the homewood district of pittsburgh and the area near the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia. Author john edgar wideman shares his new book, fatheralong. John edgar wideman is the kind of writer who can do whatever he likes. Among the most critically acclaimed american writers of his generation, he was the first person to win the penfaulkner award for fiction twice. In his long awaited new book, writing to save a life, john edgar wideman tells the largely forgotten story of louis till, a man of color who suffered a miscarriage of racial justice a full decade before the infamous lynching of his son emmett. These two new books are among the best of his career and i. He is the recipient of two pen faulkner awards and has been nominated for the national book award.
Shortly before his first birthday, his family moved to homewood, an africanamerican community in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, which has been the locale of much of his fiction. John edgar wideman npr coverage of john edgar wideman. John wideman in new york ny 3 records found whitepages. John edgar wideman against the world the new york times. Late in a career marked by both triumph and tragedy, the fiercely independent author has written a new book exploring the unsettling case of.
In 1984 he won the penfaulkner award for sent for you yesterday. He is the recipient of two pen faulkner awards and has been nominated for the national book. John edgar wideman collection of short stories by the author covering the past ten years of his writing. John edgar wideman, author info, published books, bio, photo. Wideman again returns to the ghetto where he was raised and transforms it into a magical location infused with poetry and pathos. American histories by john edgar wideman, paperback.
John edgar wideman s books include american histories, writing to save a life, philadelphia fire, brothers and keepers, fatheralong, hoop dreams, and sent for you yesterday. Jacob wideman spent 30 years in prison for a murder he committed as a teenager. John edgar wideman, american writer regarded for his intricate literary style in novels about the experiences of african american men in contemporary urban america. The louis till file scribner, 2016 and brothers and keepers, facilitated new ties between the university of pittsburgh and the homewood community. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory.
John edgar widemans books include american histories, writing to save a life, philadelphia fire, brothers and keepers, fatheralong, hoop dreams, and sent for you yesterday. Books by john edgar wideman author of brothers and keepers. He is a macarthur fellow and has won the penfaulkner award twice and has been a finalist for the national book critics circle award and the national book award. O ne new yorker trend i have enjoyed over the past year or so is their publication of writers who are getting old and who have not gotten much attention as theyve aged.
He spends most of the year in new york, but two of his favorite people here are his. Here he has assembled a masterful collage that explod. Nov 12, 2016 wiedmans words transforming a troubled world. John edgar wideman is an author with three videos in the cspan video library. John edgar wideman born june 14, 1941 is an american author of novels, memoirs, short stories, essays, and other works. Stories from the book have already been selected for the o henry prize for 2010 and the best africanamerican fiction 2010 award.
Bettes father was a man named john french, who was, as wideman describes in his recent book, lighter than many of the italian immigrants he worked beside plastering and hanging wallpaper. November 4, 1984, sunday, late city final edition section 7. John edgar wideman born june 14, 1941 is an american author of novels, memoirs, short. John has become the author of six novels including sent for you yesterday, which won the penfaulkner award in 1983 and is a college professor with an attractive family and a volvo. John edgar wideman, author info, published books, bio. Understanding john edgar wideman is thus a necessary guide to a prolific, varied, and essential oeuvre. Er wurde 2011 fur sein lebenswerk mit dem anisfieldwolf book award.
383 538 859 1264 656 782 1037 1368 1189 145 1345 430 99 1246 286 156 1515 1228 89 1529 1429 282 912 1479 1352 979 99 1440 662 239 114 642 566 8 346 940 1038 1081