{"product_id":"homewood-trilogy","title":"Homewood Trilogy By Wideman, John Edgar","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom “master of language” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) John Edgar Wideman, a reissue of the revered trilogy that launched his career—two novels and story collection all set in Wideman’s own hometown.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDamballah, Hiding Place\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSent for You Yesterday\u003c\/i\u003e provide a stunning introduction to the uncompromising work of John Edgar Wideman, whose literary achievements have inspired \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e to name him “one of America’s premier writers of fiction.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDamballah\u003c\/i\u003e’s narratives examine the vexed history of Homewood, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania neighborhood whose origins are rooted in a time when slavery was still legal in the United States of America. The novels \u003ci\u003eHiding Place \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSent for You Yesterday \u003c\/i\u003epersonalize and interrogate that history’s presence in the contemporary lives of Homewood people and all Americans.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDeeply concerned that designations such as “economically oppressed” or “Black” continue to dismiss and marginalize rather than embrace communities like the one in which he was raised, John Edgar Wideman—employing words on the page as his weapon—has dedicated himself to recording the weight, beauty, complexity, and justice that he believes Homewood’s voices, stories, and lives have earned and deserve.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1983, \u003ci\u003eThe Homewood Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003esignaled the arrival of a major voice in American literature. Forty years later, this edition of the Trilogy celebrates Wideman’s ongoing contribution by offering these masterworks to a new generation of readers.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57820907045246,"sku":"NW9781982148881","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781982148881.jpg?v=1786180369","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/homewood-trilogy","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}