John Edgar Wideman

Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduating from Peabody High, John Edgar Wideman (1941- ) 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.

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Selected Works by John Edgar Wideman

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A Glance Away

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Damballah

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Hiding Place

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Sent for You Yesterday

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Reuben

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Brothers & Keepers

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Philadelphia Fire

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The Cattle Killing

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God's Gym: Stories

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Hoop Roots

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Fatheralong

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Writing to Save a Life

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Selected Works About John Edgar Wideman

The full text of many of the books below are available to read on Internet Archive, but you must sign up for a free Internet Archive account to borrow them and read them online. It only takes a minute to do this. Books not available may be available to borrow from Allegheny County libraries.