JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN—Brothers & Keepers—Trade PB

Description: • For Your Consideration: • A SIGNED* TRADE PAPERBACK of: • “BROTHERS AND KEEPERS: A MEMOIR” (MARINER BOOKS, 2005) (Trade Paperback, Ninth Edition Thus) • BY JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN *SIGNING NOTE: Inscribed & signed in black ink on the Title Page as follows: “For Marc, JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN.” • ABOUT THIS TITLE: • “JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN’s seminal memoir about two brothers—one an award-winning novelist, the other a fugitive wanted for robbery and murder. 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 WIDEMAN to his brother and measures the distance that lies between them.”—THE PUBLISHER • “BROTHERS AND KEEPERS is JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN’s gripping account of the events, social pressures and individual psychological responses that led his brother ROBERT to prison for murder and him to a middle-class life as a professor of English at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. By combining his own literary skill with the candor and vitality of his brother’s street style, Mr. Wideman gives added power and dimension to this book about the contrary values and goals of two brothers. It is a rare triumph in its use of diverse linguistic styles…. MR. WIDEMAN has succeeded brilliantly in both understanding his brother’s life and coming to terms with his own.”—ISHMAEL REED, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • “Brave and brilliant. An almost frightening thing to behold.” —PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER • “Powerful and disturbing.” —WASHINGTON POST • “If you care at all about brotherhood and dignity and other such things, this is a must-read book.” —DENVER POST • “It is rare for a book to immediately and vividly make clear the old truth that there is a special humanistic work that can only be achieved in a great book.” —THE NATION • “A brilliant and most moving attempt.” —THE GUARDIAN (UK) • • For other details about this book, please see below. • TITLE: “BROTHERS AND KEEPERS” AUTHOR: JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN NEW PREFACE: JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN TYPE: TRADE PAPERBACK PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: MARINER BOOKS / HOUGHTON MIFFLIN (Boston • New York), 2005 EDITION: Ninth Edition Thus* *RE: On the Copyright Page, this Number Row: “10 9.” PAGES: 242+ISBN: 978-0-618-50963-8 NOTE: THIS BOOK is not an ex-library copy nor a Book-of-the-Month-Club edition. CONDITION OF BOOK: VERY GOOD PLUS. Covers/wraps are lightly but persistently scratched but still bright & clean. Corners are bumped. Spine is tight & uncreased with fine tips. Book is square & firm. Text-block edges are moderately age-toned. Endpapers are fine. Pages are clean & bright—with no writing (other than the author’s), no underlining, no highlighting, no tears, no stains, no foxing, no foul odor, etc. LOOKS UNREAD. • SHIPPING NEWS: This book will be wrapped with care before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy mailer. THANK YOU! ********************** /\___/\=•ᆺ•= “We believe it’s good business to be good to our customers.” *********** FLAPPINCAT’s HOUSE RULES ***********1. GENERAL TREATMENT. We enjoy treating FLAPPINCAT customers with honesty & respect & warmth because that’s how we like to be treated when we buy things on eBay.2. GENERAL ATTITUDE. We are grateful you choose to trust us with your business. We aim for that gratitude to permeate every part of how we engage with you.3. OUR DESCRIPTIONS. 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Price: 32.5 USD

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

End Time: 2025-01-03T13:22:41.000Z

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