In 1985 police bombed a West Philadelphia row house. Eleven people
died and a fire started that destroyed sixty other houses. John
Edgar Wideman brings these events and their repercussions to
shocking life in this seminal novel. At the heart of Philadelphia
Fire is Cudjoe, a writer and exile who returns to his old
neighbourhood and who becomes obsessed with the search for a lone
survivor of the event, a young boy seen running from the flames.
One of Wideman's most ambitious and celebrated works, Philadelphia
Fire is about race, life and survival in urban America.
General
| Imprint: |
Canongate Canons
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Canons |
| Release date: |
April 2018 |
| Authors: |
John Edgar Wideman
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| Edition: |
Main - Canons |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78689-203-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-78689-203-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781786892034 |
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