Brothers and Keepers (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: John Edgar Wideman
- First Published: 1984
- Type of Work: Autobiography
- Time of Work: The 1970’s
- Setting: Pennsylvania and Wyoming
- Principal Characters: John Edgar Wideman, Robby Wideman
- Genres: Nonfiction
- Subjects: African Americans
- Locales: Detroit, MI
Form and Content
At the time that he published Brothers and Keepers, John Edgar Wideman had been a Rhodes Scholar, had published six books of fiction, and was a successful university professor. A main impetus behind the book was Wideman’s concern for helping his brother Robby, who, unlike Wideman, had continued to live in the black community of Homewood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and had been unjustly convicted of murder. His brother’s plight and Wideman’s feeling that his brother was reaching out to him for help made him realize that he needed help as well,...
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