Wideman, John Edgar
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- 20, c2001:t.p. (John Edgar Wideman) page 4 of cover (grew up in Homewood section of Pittsburgh; most recent book, Hoop roots)
- African American National Biography, accessed September 21, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Wideman, John Edgar; fiction writer, essayist, biographer, cultural critic, educator; born 14 June 1941 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States; BA in English, University of Pennsylvania (1963); studied philosophy at Oxford University's New College, graduated (1966); served as a Kent Fellow, University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop (1966-1967); awarded Lannan Literary Fellowship for Fiction (1991); taught at the English department, created and served as the first chair of the African American Studies program, University of Pennsylvania; moved to the University of Wyoming; professor of creative writing and American studies, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Asa Messer Professor and professor of Africana studies and English, Department of Africana Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (2004))
- Sent for you yesterday, c1983:title page (John Edgar Wideman) page 1 (b. 1941)
- Brothers and keepers, c1984:CIP t.p. (John Edgar Wideman)
- LC data base, 2/8/84(hdg.: Wideman, John Edgar)
- Sent for you yesterday, c1983:t.p. (John Edgar Wideman) p. 1 (b. 1941)
- 20, c2001:t.p. (John Edgar Wideman) p. 4 of cover (grew up in Homewood section of Pittsburgh; most recent book, Hoop roots)
- Jackie Shearer papers, 1966-1993:(John Edgar Wideman)
- John Edgar Wideman (b. June 14, 1941, Washington, D.C.) is an African American writer; professor Africana Studies and Literary Arts at Brown University ( (Wikipedia, Jan. 24, 2014) )
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John Edgar Wideman (born June 14, 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, memoirist, and essayist. He was the first person to win the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction twice. His writing is known for experimental techniques and a focus on the African-American experience. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, Wideman excelled as a student athlete at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1963, he became the second African American to win a Rhodes Scholarship to attend the University of Oxford. In addition to his work as a writer, Wideman has had a career in academia as a literature and creative writing professor at both public and Ivy League universities. In his writing, Wideman has explored the complexities of race, family, trauma, storytelling, and justice in the United States. His personal experience, including the incarceration of his brother, has played a significant role in his work. He is a professor emeritus at Brown University and lives in New York City and France.
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