Brothers and Keepers

Brothers and Keepers

By John Edgar Wideman

Pages

326

Rating

3.86

Year

1984

AutobiographyRaceMemoirBiographyBiography MemoirAfrican American

Description

Brothers and Keepers is John Edgar Wideman’s seminal 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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