John Edgar Wideman
American fiction writer, memoirist, essayist · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1941 · age 85
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.
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Born 1941 · age 85
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Karl MarlantesBoth received Society of American Historians Prize for Historical FictionWalter AbishBoth received PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Ernest J. GainesBoth received Dos Passos PrizePaule MarshallBoth received Dos Passos PrizeThomas MullenBoth received Society of American Historians Prize for Historical Fiction
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