Writing Blackness: John Edgar Wideman's Art and Experimentation

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

WRITING BLACKNESS This page intentionally left blank JAMES W. COLEMAN louisiana state university press baton rouge Published by Louisiana State University Press Copyright © 2010 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing Designer: Michelle A. Neustrom Typeface: Whitman, text Printer: McNaughton & Gunn, Inc. Binder: John H. Dekker & Sons Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Coleman, James W. (James Wilmouth), 1946– Writing blackness : John Edgar Wideman’s art and experimentation / James W. Coleman. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8071-3644-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Wideman, John Edgar— Criticism and interpretation. 2. African Americans in literature. I. Title. PS3573.I26Z625 2010 813'.54—dc22 2009049831 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. ⬁ 䊊 Once again, for my sons, Jay and Lee Coleman This page intentionally left blank ...