Publication: New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984.
Description: In this memoir, John Edgar Wideman considers how he and his brother Robert ended up on different paths, himself a college professor and his brother sentenced to life in prison. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title: "For Joe, I'm happy to share this with you and get to know you." First edition, fourth printing. Bound in quarter black cloth with russet paper over boards, with gilt lettering on the spine. 9.25 x 6.25 inches; [10], 243, [3] pages. Foxing to the edges of the text block, dust jacket with small chips at head of spine and crease on rear panel. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1984.
