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American histories : stories / John Edgar Wideman.

Wideman, John Edgar, (author.). Wideman, John Edgar. JB & FD. (Added Author). Wideman, John Edgar. Dark matter. (Added Author). Wideman, John Edgar. Shape the world is in. (Added Author). Wideman, John Edgar. My dead. (Added Author). Wideman, John Edgar. Music. (Added Author). Wideman, John Edgar. Bonds. (Added Author). Wideman, John Edgar. New start. (Added Author). Wideman, John Edgar. Maps and ledgers. (Added Author). Wideman, John Edgar. Writing teacher. (Added Author). Wideman, John Edgar. Williamsburg Bridge. (Added Author).

Summary:

"In this singular collection, John Edgar Wideman, the acclaimed author of Writing to Save a Life, blends the personal, historical, and political to invent complex, charged stories about love, death, struggle, and what we owe each other. With characters ranging from everyday Americans to Jean-Michel Basquiat to Nat Turner, American Histories is a journey through time, experience, and the soul of our country"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781501178344
  • ISBN: 1501178342
  • Physical Description: ix, 227 pages ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First Scribner edition
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2018.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject:
Families > Fiction.
Loss (Psychology) > Fiction.
United States > History > Fiction.
Genre:
Short stories.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 11 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 12 total copies.
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Jacksonville Main Library FIC WIDEMAN (Text) 36015000654604 Adult Fiction On holds shelf -