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John Edgar Wideman (born June 14, 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, memoirist, and essayist. He was the first person to win the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction twice. His writing is known for experimental techniques and a focus on the African-American experience. In his writing, Wideman has explored the complexities of race, family, trauma, storytelling, and justice in the United States. His personal experience, including the incarceration of his brother, has played a significant role in his work.

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  • جون إدغار وايدمان (بالإنجليزية: John Edgar Wideman)‏ (14 يونيو 1941- ) روائي وقاص أمريكي. (ar)
  • John Edgar Wideman (* 14. Juni 1941 in Washington, D.C.) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller. Er wurde 2011 für sein Lebenswerk mit dem Anisfield-Wolf Book Award ausgezeichnet. (de)
  • John Edgar Wideman (born June 14, 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, memoirist, and essayist. He was the first person to win the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction twice. His writing is known for experimental techniques and a focus on the African-American experience. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wideman 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. In his writing, Wideman has explored the complexities of race, family, trauma, storytelling, and justice in the United States. His personal experience, including the incarceration of his brother, has played a significant role in his work. He is a professor emeritus at Brown University and lives in New York City and France. (en)
  • John Edgar Wideman, né le 14 juin 1941 à Washington, est un écrivain américain. (fr)
  • John Edgar Wideman (Washington, 14 giugno 1941) è uno scrittore e insegnante statunitense. Wideman crebbe a Pittsburgh e gran parte della sua produzione letteraria è ambientata in quella città, specialmente nel quartiere di Homewood West dell'East End. Dopo essersi diplomato alla Peabody High School si iscrisse all'Università della Pennsylvania, dove fu selezionato per la rappresentativa dei migliori giocatori di pallacanestro della All-Ivy League. È stato il secondo afroamericano a vincere una Rhodes Scholarship (New College, Università di Oxford, Inghilterra), laureandosi nel 1966. È anche laureato presso il laboratorio di scrittura dell'Università dell'Iowa. (it)
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  • Washington, D.C., United States (en)
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  • Wideman at the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards in 2010 (en)
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  • John Edgar Wideman (en)
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  • Brothers and Keepers (en)
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  • Author, Professor (en)
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  • 1965 (xsd:integer)
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  • Catherine Nedonchelle (en)
  • Judith Ann Goldman (en)
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  • In this video from 1994, John Edgar Wideman appears on The Charlie Rose Show to discuss his work. (en)
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  • جون إدغار وايدمان (بالإنجليزية: John Edgar Wideman)‏ (14 يونيو 1941- ) روائي وقاص أمريكي. (ar)
  • John Edgar Wideman (* 14. Juni 1941 in Washington, D.C.) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller. Er wurde 2011 für sein Lebenswerk mit dem Anisfield-Wolf Book Award ausgezeichnet. (de)
  • John Edgar Wideman, né le 14 juin 1941 à Washington, est un écrivain américain. (fr)
  • John Edgar Wideman (Washington, 14 giugno 1941) è uno scrittore e insegnante statunitense. Wideman crebbe a Pittsburgh e gran parte della sua produzione letteraria è ambientata in quella città, specialmente nel quartiere di Homewood West dell'East End. Dopo essersi diplomato alla Peabody High School si iscrisse all'Università della Pennsylvania, dove fu selezionato per la rappresentativa dei migliori giocatori di pallacanestro della All-Ivy League. È stato il secondo afroamericano a vincere una Rhodes Scholarship (New College, Università di Oxford, Inghilterra), laureandosi nel 1966. È anche laureato presso il laboratorio di scrittura dell'Università dell'Iowa. (it)
  • John Edgar Wideman (born June 14, 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, memoirist, and essayist. He was the first person to win the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction twice. His writing is known for experimental techniques and a focus on the African-American experience. In his writing, Wideman has explored the complexities of race, family, trauma, storytelling, and justice in the United States. His personal experience, including the incarceration of his brother, has played a significant role in his work. (en)
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  • جون إدغار ويدمان (ar)
  • John Edgar Wideman (de)
  • John Edgar Wideman (fr)
  • John Edgar Wideman (it)
  • John Edgar Wideman (en)
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