SOURCE: "Rage," in American Book Review, Vol. 10, No. 1, March-April, 1988, pp. 8-14.
Jaffe is a noted critic, editor of Fiction International, and author of several books, including Othello Blues (1996). In the following review, he responds enthusiastically to Reuben, noting Wideman's ability to communicate the tremendous depths of rage present within the novel's characters and their surroundings.
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