Reuben is a novel by the American writer John Edgar Wideman set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the 1980s.

Reuben
First edition
AuthorJohn Edgar Wideman
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHenry Holt
Publication date
1987
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages215
ISBN0-395-85730-9
OCLC39045168

The novel tells the story of Reuben, an aging African-American man 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

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  • Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2005.