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Brothers and Keepers

John Edgar Wideman

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#1816 of 3,809 books · #618 in Biography & Memoir

Shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction (1984).

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.

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Publisher
Canongate Books
ISBN-13
9781786892065
Topics
Sibling relationshipsAmerican prison systemRace and family

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