Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
John Edgar Wideman
Born: June 14, 1941 (age 84)
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)