Author Series: John Edgar Wideman

Author Series: John Edgar Wideman
John Edgar Wideman (Photo by Jean-Christian Bourcart) CPL/file
Author Series: John Edgar Wideman
John Edgar Wideman (Photo by Jean-Christian Bourcart) CPL/file

Author Series: John Edgar Wideman

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John Edgar Wideman, one of America’s preeminent authors, reads from his highly anticipated new novel, Fanon. This fascinating story weaves together fiction, biography and memoir to evoke the life and message of Frantz Fanon, the influential author of The Wretched of the Earth.

Recorded Monday, February 25, 2008 at Chicago Public Library.