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Gemini
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John Edgar Wideman
John Edgar Wideman 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 Oxford. In addition to his work as a writer, Wideman has had a career in academia as a literature and creative writing professor at both public and Ivy League universities. In his writing, Wideman has explored the complexities of race, family, trauma, storytelling, and justice in the United States. His personal experience, including the incarceration of his brother, has played a significant role in his work. He is a professor emeritus at Brown University and lives in New York City and France.
BornJune 14, 1941, Washington, D.C, United States
OccupationAuthor, Professor (emeritus)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania, University of Oxford, University of Iowa
Period1967–present
Notable worksBrothers and Keepers (1984)
Notable awardsPEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction (1984, 1991), MacArthur Fellowship (1993), Prix Femina Étranger (2017), PEN/Malamud Award (2019)
Children3

About John Edgar Wideman

Teacher John Edgar Wideman was born on June 14, 1941 in Washington, DC, United States (He's 82 years old now).

He is best known for his novel Philadelphia Fire, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award. He is a writer and lecturer from the United States. Among his other pieces are Hurry Home, The Lynchers, and Two Cities.

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John Edgar Wideman before becoming famous

John Edgar Wideman was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1941 is also the year of Serpent (蛇) in the Chinese Zodiac.

For the University of Pennsylvania basketball team, he was an All-Ivy League forward. He afterwards attended the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Achievement of John Edgar Wideman

He won the O. Henry Award for his short story"Weight".

John Edgar Wideman's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was married to Judith Ann Goldman from 1965 till 2000. The couple is the parents of three children.

John Edgar Wideman Collabed with

He and Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks both received MacArthur Fellowships.

Suzan-Lori Parks, 60 (Playwright)
Suzan-Lori Parks, 60

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John Edgar Wideman Income & Net worth

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