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All Stories Are True

by John Edgar Wideman · 1993

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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 by their own particular demons. "(Wideman is) one of our very finest writers, period".—New Republic.

Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisPittsburghPittsburghMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 152 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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