description: With resonant artistry and unflagging directness, Wideman examines the tragedy of race and the gulf it cleaves between black fathers and black sons. He does so chiefly through the lens of his own relations with his remote father, producing a memoir that belongs alongside the classics of Richard Wright and Malcolm X.From the Trade Paperback edition.
language: English
title: Fatheralong
titlecomplete: Fatheralong
genres: African American Literature, Race, Memoir
ratings_count: 44
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Random House Value Publishing