Brothers and Keepers
by John Edgar Wideman | Biographies & Memoirs | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0140082670 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0140082670 Global Overview for this book
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John Edgar Wideman and his younger brother, Robby, were raised by the same parents in the same environment—the black ghetto of Homewood, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. But today Joh, a Rhodes scholar, is a college professor and a highly acclaimed novelist; Robby is in prison, serving a life sentence for murder.
In “Brothers and Keepers”, John searches for an answer to the searing question: “Why Robby there behind bars—why me here?” Two voices are heard: John’s—cool, analytical, judicious, and deeply anguished; and Robby’s—scrappy, brave, but at times filled with pathos. Together, these voices create a work that is major in its concern, vital in its commitment, and deeply moving.
John Edgar Wideman and his younger brother, Robby, were raised by the same parents in the same environment—the black ghetto of Homewood, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. But today Joh, a Rhodes scholar, is a college professor and a highly acclaimed novelist; Robby is in prison, serving a life sentence for murder.
In “Brothers and Keepers”, John searches for an answer to the searing question: “Why Robby there behind bars—why me here?” Two voices are heard: John’s—cool, analytical, judicious, and deeply anguished; and Robby’s—scrappy, brave, but at times filled with pathos. Together, these voices create a work that is major in its concern, vital in its commitment, and deeply moving.
