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God's Gym - by John Edgar Wideman (Paperback)

Name: God's Gym - by John Edgar Wideman (Paperback)
Brand: Houghton Mifflin
SKU: 93039678
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In God's Gym, the celebrated author John Edgar Wideman offers stories that pulse with emotional electricity.
Author(s): John Edgar Wideman
192 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Short Stories (single author)

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About the Book

The first story collection in more than a decade from one of the most celebrated African-American authors of modern-day literature contains stories that move from the intimate to the political, from shock to transcendence.

Book Synopsis

In God's Gym, the celebrated author John Edgar Wideman offers stories that pulse with emotional electricity. The ten pieces here explore strength, both physical and spiritual. The collection opens with a man paying tribute to the quiet fortitude of his mother, a woman who "should wear a T-shirt: God's Gym." In the stories that follow, Wideman delivers powerful riffs on family and fate, basketball and belief. His mesmerizing prose features guest appearances by cultural luminaries as diverse as the Harlem Globetrotters, Frantz Fanon, Thelonious Monk, and Marilyn Monroe. As always, Wideman astounds with writing that moves from the intimate to the political, from shock to transcendence.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)

Weight: .4 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Sub-Genre: Short Stories (single author)

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Number of Pages: 192

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Format: Paperback

Author: John Edgar Wideman

Language: English

Street Date: August 1, 2006

TCIN: 93039678

UPC: 9780618711994

Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-9862

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 0.4 pounds

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