Brothers and Keepers
- 3 May 2018
- 9781786892041
- £9.99
- 368 pp
- 129×198mm
- 3 May 2018
- 9781786892065
- £7.99
- 368 pp
In a few words
The seminal memoir from John Edgar Wideman, one of the standout black American writers of the modern age and winner of the 2017 Prix Femina Étranger
In a few words
The seminal memoir from John Edgar Wideman, one of the standout black American writers of the modern age and winner of the 2017 Prix Femina Étranger
A master storyteller, both a witness and a prophet
Caryl Phillips
A rare triumph . . . Wideman has succeeded in both understanding his brother’s life and coming to terms with his own
A master storyteller, both a witness and a prophet
Caryl Phillips
A rare triumph . . . Wideman has succeeded in both understanding his brother’s life and coming to terms with his own
More about
the book
Brothers and Keepers is John Edgar Wideman’s seminal memoir about two brothers – one an award-winning novelist, the other a fugitive. Wideman recalls the capture of his younger brother Robby, details the subsequent trials that resulted in a sentence of life in prison, and provides vivid views of the American prison system.
A gripping, unsettling account, Brothers and Keepers weighs the bonds of blood, tenderness and guilt that connect him to his brother and measures the distance that lies between them.
More about
the book
Brothers and Keepers is John Edgar Wideman’s seminal memoir about two brothers – one an award-winning novelist, the other a fugitive. Wideman recalls the capture of his younger brother Robby, details the subsequent trials that resulted in a sentence of life in prison, and provides vivid views of the American prison system.
A gripping, unsettling account, Brothers and Keepers weighs the bonds of blood, tenderness and guilt that connect him to his brother and measures the distance that lies between them.
Powerful and disturbing . . . Brothers and Keepers is guaranteed to shock and sadden
Brave and brilliant, an almost frightening thing to behold
A profound writer
Richard Ford
A great American writer
Joy Williams
Powerful and disturbing . . . Brothers and Keepers is guaranteed to shock and sadden
Brave and brilliant, an almost frightening thing to behold
A profound writer
Richard Ford
A great American writer
Joy Williams
John Edgar Wideman
View profileJohn Edgar Wideman’s books include Writing to Save a Life, Philadelphia Fire, American Histories, Fatheralong, Hoop Roots and Sent for You Yesterday. He is a MacArthur Fellow and has won the PEN/Faulkner Award twice and has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and National Book Award. In 2017, he won the the Prix Femina Étranger for Writing to Save a Life. He divides his time between New York and France.
John Edgar Wideman
View profileJohn Edgar Wideman’s books include Writing to Save a Life, Philadelphia Fire, American Histories, Fatheralong, Hoop Roots, and Sent for You Yesterday. He is a MacArthur Fellow and has won the PEN/Faulkner Award twice and has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and National Book Award. In 2017, he won the the Prix Femina Étranger for Writing to Save a Life. He divides his time between New York and France.
