The Book Prize Index

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Portrait of John Edgar Wideman

John Edgar Wideman

American fiction writer, memoirist, essayist.

Wikipedia
Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

4

Recognized books

0

Wins

5

Lists

16

Index score

1984—2024

Recognition span

Author in the index

John Edgar Wideman has 4 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1984 and 2024. The records span 3 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

National Book Critics Circle Awards3
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence1
National Book Awards1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by John Edgar Wideman

4 books · sorted by recognition

Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till FileBiography20166 ptsFatheralong: A Meditation on Fathers, Sons, Race and SocietyMemoir & Autobiography19944 ptsBrothers and KeepersMemoir & Autobiography19844 ptsSlaveroadMemoir & Autobiography20242 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
2016Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till FileBiography602Scribner
1994Fatheralong: A Meditation on Fathers, Sons, Race and SocietyMemoir & Autobiography401Unknown
1984Brothers and KeepersMemoir & Autobiography401Holt, Rinehart and Winston
2024SlaveroadMemoir & Autobiography201Scribner

All books on this page are credited to John Edgar Wideman.

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