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Brothers and Keepers: A Memoir
A work of Non-fiction by John Edgar Wideman
Subgenres:
- Memoir,
- Prison Memoir,
- Family Relationships
This book is for you if you're into...
- Memoirs exploring family bonds tested by incarceration
- Raw portraits of American prison life from the inside
- Stories where brothers’ destinies split under impossible pressure
“A rare triumph” (The New York Times Book Review), this powerful memoir about the divergent paths taken by two brothers is a classic work from one of the greatest figures in American literature: a reflection on John Edgar Wideman’s family and his brother’s incarceration—a classic that is as relevant now as when originally published in 1984.
A “brave and brilliant” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) portrait of lives arriving at different destinies, the classic John Edgar Wideman memoir, Brothers and Keepers, is a haunting portrait of two brothers—one an award-winning writer, the other a fugitive wanted for a robbery that resulted in a 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, affection, and guilt that connect Wideman and his brother and measures the distance that lies between them.
With a new afterword by his brother Robert Wideman, recently released after more than fifty years in prison.
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