Philadelphia fire
(Book)

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New York : Holt, [1990].
ISBN
0805012664, 9780805012668
Lexile measure
860L
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Published
New York : Holt, [1990].
Format
Book
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199 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0805012664, 9780805012668
Lexile measure
860

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Eleven people - five of them children - are killed in west Philadelphia when 6221 Osage Avenue is bombed out of existence. One small boy is seen to escape the fire. From his life of self-exile on an island in the Aegean, Cudjoe mourns the child until it becomes an obsession, leading him home, forcing him to face up to his own profound alienation and to the wrenching realities of his native land. He searches for the boy and, as he does so, he searches out his own past. Reconstructing his life plunges him backwards into memories both personal and communal, forwards inch by inch into a city fast becoming a nightmare.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wideman, J. E. (1990). Philadelphia fire (First edition.). Holt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wideman, John Edgar. 1990. Philadelphia Fire. Holt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wideman, John Edgar. Philadelphia Fire Holt, 1990.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wideman, John Edgar. Philadelphia Fire First edition., Holt, 1990.

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