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.
| ISBN: | 9781786892034 |
| Publication date: | 3rd May 2018 |
| Author: | John Edgar Wideman |
| Publisher: | Canongate an imprint of Canongate Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Series: | Canons |
| Genres: |
General Fiction |
In 1985 police bombed a West Philadelphia row house. Eleven people died and a fire started that destroyed sixty other houses.
Philadelphia Fire features in the following genres: General Fiction
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Philadelphia Fire was written by John Edgar Wideman and published by Canongate an imprint of Canongate Books
Philadelphia Fire has 200 pages
Yes it is part of Canons series
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