John Edgar Wideman

American Histories

By John Edgar Wideman - Published 2018

Genres:

LiteraryShort Stories

In his new short story collection, American Histories, John Edgar Wideman explores current situations by delving into the past, a sort of marriage ...Read Review

Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File

By John Edgar Wideman - Published 2016

Genres:

Literary

In 1955, Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black teenager from Chicago visiting family in Mississippi, allegedly whistled at a white woman. For this “crime,” he ...Read Review

Fanon

By John Edgar Wideman - Published 2008

Genres:

Literary

Franz Fanon, who died in 1961, is most famous for his book, The Wretched of the Earth, which excoriated racism and colonialism. A psychiatrist ...Read Review