Passing the Three Gates: Interviews with Charles Johnson

Contents

CONTENTS Foreword CHARLES JOHNSON ix Preface JIM MCWILLIAMS xvii Acknowledgments xxvii Chronology of Charles Johnson’s Life xxix Reflections on Film, Philosophy, and Fiction: An Interview with Charles Johnson (1978) KEN MCCULLOUGH 3 Charles Johnson (1987) NICHOLAS O’CONNELL 16 Being and Race: An Interview with Charles Johnson (1988) GEORGE MYERS, JR. 34 Author Navigates Uncharted Waters: Middle Passage Takes Readers on a Spirited Journey (1990) M. L. LYKE 42 Winner of National Book Award Won’t Be a “Voice of Black America” (1991) PETER MONAGHAN 48 The Philosopher and the American Novel (1991) Q & A AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY 53 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (1991) CYRA MCFADDEN 68 An Interview with Charles Johnson (1992) PHOEBE BOSCHÉ 78 A Life of Balance Through Martial Arts (1992) TIM ALLEN 93 An Interview with Charles Johnson (1993) JONATHAN LITTLE 97 An Interview with Charles Johnson (1993) MARIAN BLUE 123 Charles Johnson: Interview (1993) LINDA DAVIES 142 Interviews with Northwest Writers: Charles Johnson (1993) IRENE WANNER 159 An Interview with Charles Johnson (1996) MICHAEL BOCCIA 192 A Man of His Word (1998) BETH GRUBB 206 A Conversation with Charles Johnson (1998) WILLIAM R. NASH 214 The Human Dimension: An Interview with Writer-Philosopher Charles Johnson (1999) CHARLES MUDEDE 236 An Interview with Charles Johnson (2002) JENNIFER LEVASSEUR AND KEVIN RABALAIS 246 An Interview with Charles Johnson (2003) JIM MCWILLIAMS 271 Shoulder to the Wheel: An Interview with Charles Johnson (2003) JOHN WHALEN-BRIDGE 300 Works by Charles Johnson 317 Works about Charles Johnson’s Fiction 320 Additional Interviews with Charles Johnson 324 Index 327 ...