Brothers and keepers
By: John Edgar Wideman.
Edition: 1st Mariner Books ed.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
Subjects: Wideman, John Edgar -- Family.; Wideman, Robert Douglas, 1950-; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Family relationships.; African American authors -- Family relationships.; African American criminals -- Biography.; Brothers -- United States -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: A haunting portrait of lives arriving at different destinies, this is the author's seminal memoir about two brothers, one an award-winning novelist, the other a fugitive wanted for robbery and murder. He 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, it weighs the bonds of blood, tenderness, and guilt that connect the author to his brother and measures the distance that lies between them.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c1984.