Slaveroad Fiction_Gift_Guide Then he has the misfortune

Then he has the misfortune to witness a murder in the alley behind Jolly's Deli-and worse

but the carefully crafted persona John has built to survive his bullying is crumbling

he transforms the way we understand the world within

"We can take the country back

Slaveroad Fiction_Gift_Guide Then he has the misfortuneMaster of language (The New York Times) John Edgar Wideman uses his unique generational position to explore what he calls the slaveroad, offering a fresh perspective of slaverys impact and a confirmation of Widemans exalted status in American letters (New York magazine). John Edgar Widemans Slaveroad is a groundbreaking work of bruising candor and obsessive originality (The Wall Street Journal). For centuries, the buying and selling of human beings