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Wideman, John Edgar.
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Families -- Fiction.
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction.
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Wideman, John Edgar.
Families -- Fiction.
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction.
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American histories : stories / John Edgar Wideman.
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Wideman, John Edgar.
Scribner, 2018.
Call #:
FICTION
WID
Subjects
Families --
Fiction
.
Loss (Psychology) --
Fiction
.
ISBN:
9781501178344 (hc.)
Edition:
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Description:
227 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents:
JB & FD -- Dark matter -- Shape the world is in -- My dead -- Music -- Bonds -- New start -- Maps and ledgers -- Writing teacher -- Williamsburg Bridge -- Examination -- Wail -- Lines -- Nat Turner confesses -- Empire -- Yellow sea -- Bunny and Glide -- Snow -- Ghost dancer -- Collage -- Expectations.
Summary:
Navigating a range of subjects and tone, Wideman challenges the boundaries of traditional forms and delivers immersive narratives that touch the very core of what it means to be alive. An extended meditation on family, history, and loss, his book weaves together historical fact, philosophical wisdom, and deeply personal vignettes.
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Short stories.
Historical
fiction
.
Black
fiction
.
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