Reuben (novel)
 First edition | |
| Author | John Edgar Wideman |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Henry Holt |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 215 |
| ISBN | 0-395-85730-9 |
| OCLC | 39045168 |
Reuben is a novel by the American writer John Edgar Wideman set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the 1980s.
The novel tells the story of Reuben, an aging African American who lives in an abandoned trailer, but is a lawyer and go-between on behalf of poor blacks in Homewood, a neighborhood of the East End.
Sources
Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2005.
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