I learnt my family's past by listening to the older people tell stories. And these stories have become the core of my writing and given it direction.
John Wideman , who was brought up in black Pittsburgh, is now Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Wyoming, and author of six works of fiction. In conversation with Robert Lee , he reflects on the need to explore that 'other country' of family memory in order to find a new voice for black American writing.
Producer JUDITH BUMPUS
