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Reimagining the black neighborhood of his youth Homewood, Pittsburgh -Wideman creates a dazzling and evocative milieu. From the wild and uninhibited 1920s to the narcotized 1970s, "he establishes aamythological and symbolic link between character and landscape, language and plot, that in the hands of a less visionary writer might be little more than stale sociology" (New York Times Book Review).

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Reimagining the black neighborhood of his youth Homewood, Pittsburgh -Wideman creates a dazzling and evocative milieu. From the wild and uninhibited 1920s to the narcotized 1970s, "he establishes aamythological and symbolic link between character and landscape, language and plot, that in the hands of a less visionary writer might be little more than stale sociology" (New York Times Book Review).
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About the Author

John Edgar Wideman won the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1984 for Sent for You Yesterday and in 1990 for Philadelphia Fire. His second memoir, Fatheralong, was a finalist for the National Book Award. His most recent books are Hoop Roots and The Island: Martinique. He teaches at Brown University.
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ISBN:
9780395877296
Author:
Wideman, John Edgar
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Author:
Wideman, John Edgar
Location:
Boston :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Afro-americans
Subject:
Sagas
Subject:
Family saga
Subject:
Pennsylvania
Subject:
African Americans
Subject:
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Subject:
Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Fiction.
Subject:
Historical fiction
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
1998
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
April 1998
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
8.60x5.60x.50 in. .56 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , Reimagining the black neighborhood of his youth Homewood, Pittsburgh -Wideman creates a dazzling and evocative milieu. From the wild and uninhibited 1920s to the narcotized 1970s, "he establishes aamythological and symbolic link between character and landscape, language and plot, that in the hands of a less visionary writer might be little more than stale sociology" (New York Times Book Review).
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