I really dislike it when people talk about "experimental," because any good writer is experimental.
John Edgar WidemanThere is no American history. There is no French history. There is no John Wideman. There are all these dreams that are floating around. People construct them and fight with them and criticize them, and the world goes on. I don't think the stars pay much attention.
John Edgar WidemanI had a deep prejudice against the South. It's taken me many years to get over that, be more open and thoughtful.
John Edgar Wideman