{"product_id":"american-histories-stories-paperback","title":"American Histories: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Edgar Wideman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A powerful assemblage of short stories exploring late-in-life angst through personal myth, cultural memory, and riffs on an empire scorched by its own hubris\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e (\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e) from award-winning author John Edgar Wideman--his first collection in more than a decade.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Race and its reverberations are at the core of this slim, powerful volume, a blend of fiction, memoir, and reimagined history, in which the boundaries between those forms are murky and ever shifting\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e). In this singular collection, John Edgar Wideman blends the personal, historical, and political to invent complex, charged stories about love, death, struggle, and what we owe each other. With characters ranging from everyday Americans to Jean-Michel Basquiat to Nat Turner, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Histories \u003c\/i\u003eis a journey through time, experience, and the soul of our country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"JB \u0026amp; FD,\" Wideman reimagines conversations between John Brown, the antislavery crusader, and Frederick Douglass, the abolitionist and orator--conversations that produce a fantastical, rich correspondence that spans years and ideologies. \"Maps and Ledgers\" eavesdrops on a brother and sister today as they ponder their father's killing of another man. \"Williamsburg Bridge\" sits inside a man sitting on a bridge who contemplates his life before he decides to jump. \"My Dead\" is a story about how the already-departed demand more time, more space in the lives of those who survive them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Histories\u003c\/i\u003e is \"an important addition to Wideman's body of writing and a remarkable demonstration of his ability to address social issues through a range of fictional forms and styles\" (\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e). An extended meditation on family, history, and loss, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Histories \u003c\/i\u003eweaves together historical fact, philosophical wisdom, and deeply personal vignettes. This is Wideman at his best--emotionally precise and intellectually stimulating--an extraordinary collection by a master.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Edgar Wideman's books include, among others, \u003ci\u003eLook for Me and I'll Be Gone, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Histories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWriting to Save a Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrothers and Keepers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFatheralong\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHoop Roots\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSent for You Yesterday\u003c\/i\u003e. He won the PEN\/Faulkner Award twice and has twice been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and National Book Award. He is a MacArthur Fellow and a recipient of the Lannan Literary Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the PEN\/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story. He divides his time between New York and France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52024795136301,"sku":"9781501178351","price":19.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/american-histories-stories-paperback-7880515.webp?v=1777428007","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/american-histories-stories-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}