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Writing To Save A Life
John Edgar Wideman
The new international prizewinning non-fiction from John Edgar Wideman, one of the standout black American writers of the modern age and winner of the 2017 Prix Femina Étranger
208 pages
| Media | Books Book |
| Released | May 3, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9781786893727 |
| Publishers | Canongate Books |
| Pages | 208 |
| Dimensions | 128 × 199 × 17 mm · 250 g (Weight (estimated)) |
| Language | English |
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