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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John Edgar WidemanPublisher: University of Pittsburgh Press Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.703kg ISBN: 9780822941705ISBN 10: 0822941708 Pages: 360 Publication Date: 30 November 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsReviewsCelebrating twenty years of debuts, 20... is worth celebrating itself. -Dennis Loy Johnson; One of the finest collections of contemporary short fiction around. -Pittsburgh City Paper; Rereading these twenty splendid stories was like having a reunion with dear old friends who have done very, very well in life. This is a powerful collection of vivid, varied, and important voices in American fiction. -Chuck Kinder; [Wideman] notes in his introduction that these short stories have changed his mind about the short-story form; indeed, they may change readers' minds as the book unfolds.... Recommended... with the words from Katherine Vaz's 1997 story 'Fado': 'Hold it for as long as you can, and ask for its blessing.' -Choice Author InformationJohn Edgar Wideman grew up in the Homewood section of Pittsburgh, where some of his novels and stories take place. A former Rhodes scholar, his work has been widely praised for its vivid and lyrical language, and his reviews and critical articles have appeared in a number of publications. He served as the senior judge for the Drue Heinz Literature Prize in 1992. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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