Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
John Edgar Wideman
Born: June 14, 1941 (age 83)
Bio: John Edgar Wideman is an American writer, professor at Brown University, and sits on the contributing editorial board of the literary journal Conjunctions.
Known for:
- Brothers and keepers (1984)
- Philadelphia Fire (1990)
- Sent for You Yesterday (1983)
- Fatheralong (1994)
- The Cattle Killing (1996)