{"product_id":"the-homewood-trilogy-9781982148881","title":"The Homewood Trilogy","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \"master of language\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) John Edgar Wideman, a reissue of the revered trilogy that launched his career--two novels and story collection all set in Wideman's own hometown.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDamballah, Hiding Place\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSent for You Yesterday\u003c\/i\u003e provide a stunning introduction to the uncompromising work of John Edgar Wideman, whose literary achievements have inspired \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e to name him \"one of America's premier writers of fiction.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDamballah\u003c\/i\u003e's narratives examine the vexed history of Homewood, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania neighborhood whose origins are rooted in a time when slavery was still legal in the United States of America. The novels \u003ci\u003eHiding Place \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSent for You Yesterday \u003c\/i\u003epersonalize and interrogate that history's presence in the contemporary lives of Homewood people and all Americans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeeply concerned that designations such as \"economically oppressed\" or \"Black\" continue to dismiss and marginalize rather than embrace communities like the one in which he was raised, John Edgar Wideman--employing words on the page as his weapon--has dedicated himself to recording the weight, beauty, complexity, and justice that he believes Homewood's voices, stories, and lives have earned and deserve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1983, \u003ci\u003eThe Homewood Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003esignaled the arrival of a major voice in American literature. Forty years later, this edition of the Trilogy celebrates Wideman's ongoing contribution by offering these masterworks to a new generation of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Edgar Wideman's books include, among others, ?\u003ci\u003eLook for Me and I'll Be Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, ?\u003ci\u003eYou Made Me Love You\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613317337362,"sku":"9781982148881","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d1b29c93-e612-4c92-bf37-2d9ba158fc57.jpg?v=1732395353","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-homewood-trilogy-9781982148881","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}