All Stories Are True

by John Edgar Wideman

Book Overview

Set mainly in the Pittsburgh district of Homewood, these 10 stories depict African Americans from all walks of life--ancestors, family, and lovers caught in the vortex of American history and haunted... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679737529
• ISBN13: 9780679737520
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Vintage Books USA
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Worth Owning

The best stories in this collection are simply amazing, but there are some that leave the reader a little cold (though isn't that the case with every short story collection?). All in all, it is worth the purchase. And Wideman is one of the most imporant contemporary authors and therefore merits reading just to know what's going on in literature these days. [Side Note: I had the good fortune of doing a workshop with Mr Wideman, and he is also a wonderful human being--kind, funny, intelligent--so you can rest assured that your money is going to a good place.]