Byerman, Keith Eldon, 1948-
Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2013.
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Notes:

• Includes index.
• Challenging. Successful. Controversial. All terms used to accurately describe African American novelist and autobiographer John Edgar Wideman. This book examines his life and work–and the connections between them — Provided by publisher.
• Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-190) and index.
• Introduction: Telling the Story of John Edgar Wideman — Gathering the Family — The Astonishing John Wideman : The Years of Education — Establishing a Career — Family Tragedies — Success as a Storyteller — Philadelphia Stories — The Writer as Social Critic — Wideman’s Mash-Ups — Conclusion: The Achievement of John Edgar Wideman –

Subjects:

• Wideman, John Edgar.
• Wideman, John Edgar — Criticism and interpretation.
• African Americans in literature.
• Authors, American — 20th century — Biography.
• African American authors — Biography.

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