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Sent for You Yesterday (Hardcover)

by John Edgar Wideman (Author)
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A stunning novel in which "Mr. Wideman returns to the ghetto where he was raised and transforms it into a magical location...and establishes a mythological and symbolic link between character and landscape." --New York Times Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Wideman's most acclaimed novel, winner of the prestigious P.E.N./Faulkner Award for Fiction, is reissued. The author has been the subject of major profiles in the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, People, and other publications. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars James Joyce in America, Feb 21 2000
Wideman's constant changing point of view and temporal setting and reminds this reader very much of James Joyce Ulysses; this work is a tour of the consciousness of an entire American Black community spanning several generations in the mid 20th century. The vivid poetry of Black American English speaks immediately of characters predicaments, desires, and dreams. If white folks want to begin to understand black folks, they might take a sip of this fine wine.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Musical Excursion Into a Haunted Past, Dec 8 1998
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I chose this book at random while looking for literature for my students.I found the book brilliant. The author's use of imagery is captivating and the story teaches you its style as you go along. In the beginning the lack of quotation marks is frustrating but then you fall into the rhythm of the voices and you cannot stop reading. By the last third, I was snarling at people who dared to try to interrupt me while I breathlessly pawed through page after page of lyrical poetry and metaphor disguised as a prose work.
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