All stories are true. [Import] [Paperback]

John Edgar Wideman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Picador; Second Edition edition (1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0330333313
• ISBN-13: 978-0330333313
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,736,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN is the author of more than twenty works of fiction and nonfiction, including the award-winning Brothers and Keepers, Philadelphia Fire, and most recently the story collection God's Gym. He is the recipient of two PEN/ Faulkner Awards and has been nominated for the National Book Award. He teaches at Brown University.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth Owning, August 25, 2007

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Okla Elliott (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All Stories Are True (Paperback)

The best stories in this collection are simply amazing, but there are some that leave the reader a little cold (though isn't that the case with every short story collection?). All in all, it is worth the purchase. And Wideman is one of the most imporant contemporary authors and therefore merits reading just to know what's going on in literature these days.

[Side Note: I had the good fortune of doing a workshop with Mr Wideman, and he is also a wonderful human being--kind, funny, intelligent--so you can rest assured that your money is going to a good place.]

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars thumbs down, May 29, 2009

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SMack (Culver City, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All Stories Are True (Audio Cassette)

I was disappointed in this collection and just want to warn anyone else considering it--especially Clifton Davis fans, DON'T do it!