John Edgar Wideman (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)

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John Edgar Wideman’s career began officially in 1967 with the appearance of his first novel, A Glance Away. Since this first publication, he has repeatedly returned to the novelistic form in works such as Hurry Home (1970); The Lynchers (1973); Hiding Place (1981), intended as the middle volume of the Homewood Trilogy; Sent for You Yesterday (1983), the final volume in the trilogy; Reuben (1987); Philadelphia Fire (1990); The Cattle Killing (1996); and Two Cities (1998). In addition, Wideman...

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