Wideman, John Edgar. John Edgar Wideman papers, circa 1960-1998 (MS Am 3356). Houghton Library, Harvard University.

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Wideman, John Edgar. John Edgar Wideman papers, circa 1960-1998 (MS Am 3356). Houghton Library, Harvard University.

circa 1960-1998

https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/24/resources/10480

Papers of American writer and teacher, John Edgar Wideman.

43.75 linear feet

eng, Latn

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Wideman, John Edgar, 1941-

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John Edgar Wideman (born June 14, 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, memoirist, and essayist. He was the first person to win the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction twice. His writing is known for experimental techniques and a focus on the African-American experience. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wideman excelled as a student athlete at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1963, he became the second African American to win a Rhodes Scholarship to attend the University of Oxfor...