John Edgar Wideman
Autor/a de Philadelphia Fire
Sobre l'autor
Writer John Edgar Wideman was born in Washington, D. C., on June 14, 1941. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, studied at Oxford University, and was the second African American to become a Rhodes Scholar. He taught at the University of Pennsylvania and eventually founded and chaired mostra'n més the African American studies department. He also taught at the University of Wyoming and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Wideman is the author of more than a dozen books. Sent for You Yesterday won a PEN/Faulkner Award in 1984, and Philadelphia Fire received one a decade later. Fatheralong was a finalist for the National Book Award (1994) and Brothers and Keepers was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award (1995). (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Crèdit de la imatge: Photo by Robert Birnbaum (courtesy of the photographer)
Sèrie
Obres de John Edgar Wideman
My Soul Has Grown Deep: Classics of Early African American Literature (2001) — Editor — 95 exemplars
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz: A new story beginning 1 exemplars
Weight 1 exemplars
Great Science Museums: Beyond Homewood 1 exemplars
Obres associades
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction: Fifty North American American Stories Since 1970 (1999) — Col·laborador — 504 exemplars
The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories (1999) — Col·laborador — 345 exemplars
Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction (1990) — Preface; Col·laborador — 270 exemplars
Ready for Revolution: The Life and Struggles of Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) (2003) — Introducció — 178 exemplars
Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1967 to the Present (1995) — Col·laborador — 113 exemplars
Calling the Wind: Twentieth Century African-American Short Stories (1992) — Col·laborador — 98 exemplars
Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers (1996) — Col·laborador — 88 exemplars
Bearing Witness: Selections from African-American Autobiography in the Twentieth Century (1991) — Col·laborador — 69 exemplars
The Other Side of Heaven: Post-War Fiction by Vietnamese and American Writers (1995) — Col·laborador — 39 exemplars
The Second Gates of Paradise: The Anthology of Erotic Short Fiction (1997) — Col·laborador — 36 exemplars
Ancestral House: The Black Short Story in the Americas and Europe (1995) — Col·laborador — 21 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1941-06-14
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Llocs de residència
- Washington, D.C., USA (birth)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA - Educació
- University of Pennsylvania
Oxford University - Professions
- professor
- Organitzacions
- Brown University
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
American Academy of Arts and Letters (2016) - Premis i honors
- Lannan Literary Award (Fiction, 1991)
John Dos Passos Prize (1986)
Katherine Anne Porter Award (2008)
Rhodes Scholar
Membres
Converses
AMERICAN AUTHORS CHALLENGE--MAY 2023--JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN a 75 Books Challenge for 2023 (juliol 2023)
Ressenyes
Llistes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 34
- També de
- 33
- Membres
- 2,829
- Popularitat
- #9,064
- Valoració
- 3.8
- Ressenyes
- 34
- ISBN
- 157
- Llengües
- 4
- Preferit
- 4
I first read them shortly after they came out then not again until I studied them. Getting this volume gave me the opportunity to again read them for pleasure, though this time I had a much better grounding in what is being accomplished. A couple of his later works had become what I immediately thought of when I thought of his writing, and I am so happy to be reminded of just how good these are.
Depending on your own background, you can read them as the story of a community, over time and through many changes. You might read it as a microcosm of the Black experience in the United States. You can appreciate what they say about storytelling, the importance of the oral tradition both historically and within specific communities, even juxtaposed with written storytelling. Maybe you can relate to feeling outcast from your own community or having to do work to fit into your community. These are all themes, among others, that are explored here.
But what makes this trilogy so wonderful is that you can, and should, read them for the wonderful writing and storytelling. Simply enjoy them. Then let the thoughts they will likely generate for you lead you into considering whatever themes speak to you. Don't, in other words, read them to "get" any messages, read for the pleasure of the text and let the messages come to you naturally. Some of my takeaways from this reading are certainly different, because of where I am in my own life and where I perceive the world to be right now, than when I first read them several decades ago.
Highly recommended for both those who will want to reread these works as well as a great introduction to those new to Wideman. But don't stop here!
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.… (més)