Brothers and Keepers: A Memoir

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Houghton Mifflin

Annotation: An African-American journalist compares his life to that of his brother who has been imprisoned on felony convictions.

Genre: [Biographies]

Reviews: 2

Catalog Number: #4612119

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Edition Date: 2005 Release Date: 01/26/05

Pages: xix, 242 pages

ISBN: 0-618-50963-1

ISBN 13: 978-0-618-50963-8

Dewey: 920

LCCN: 2005272204

Dimensions: 21 cm.

Subject Heading:
Wideman, John Edgar. Family.
Wideman, Robert Douglas,. 1950-.
Authors, American. 20th century. Family relationships.
African American authors. Family relationships.
Brothers. United States. Biography.
African American criminals. Biography.

Language: English

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Reading Level: 9.0

Interest Level: 9+

Lexile: 850L

A haunting portrait of lives arriving at different destinies, Brothers and Keepers is John Edgar Wideman"s seminal memoir about two brothers - one an award-winning novelist, the other a fugitive wanted for robbery and murder. 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 Wideman to his brother and measures the distance that lies between them.

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