
Brothers and Keepers
John Edgar Wideman
Brothers and Keepers is John Edgar Wideman's memoir about two brothers – one an award-winning novelist, the other a fugitive. Wideman recalls the capture of his younger brother Robby, details the subsequent trials that resulted in a sentence of life in prison, and provides vivid views of the American prison system. A gripping, unsettling account, Brothers and Keepers weighs the bonds of blood, tenderness and guilt that connect him to his brother and measures the distance that lies between them.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Year
- 2018
- ISBN-13
- 9781786892065
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- Sibling relationshipsAmerican prison systemRace and family
Awards
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1984)
Other awarded books from John Edgar Wideman
- Fatheralong: A Meditation on Fathers, Sons, Race and Society
- Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File
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