Passing the three gates : interviews with Charles Johnson / edited by Jim McWilliams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Charles, 1948-

Contributor:

McWilliams, Jim.

Series:

V. Ethel Willis White Books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Johnson, Charles, 1948---Interviews.

Johnson, Charles.

Authors, American--20th century--Interviews.

Authors, American.

African American authors--Interviews.

African American authors.

African Americans in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Known for his blending of philosophy, spirituality, humor, and a rollicking good story, Charles Johnson is one of the most important novelists writing today. From his magical first novel, Faith and the Good Thing, to his decidedly philosophical Oxherding Tale; from his swashbuckling indictment of the slave trade in the National Book Award-winning Middle Passage, to his more recent imaginative treatment of Martin Luther King Jr. in Dreamer, Johnson has continually surprised, instructed, and entertained his many avid readers. As this collection of interviews suggests, the novelist is as multifaceted and complex as his novels. Trained in cartooning and philosophy, martial arts and meditation, and producing teleplays, photobiographies, and literary criticism in addition to fiction, Charles Johnson represents a model of what he calls "life as art." Alluding to the "Three Gates" of Buddhist "Right Speech, " the title of this volume aptly captures the generous spirit that characterizes Charles Johnson's work. An indispensable resource for all of Johnson's many readers, Passing the Three Gates represents both the transformation of the artist over time and the continuity and endurance of his aesthetic and spiritual vision. A V Ethel Willis White Book

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chronology of Charles Johnson's Life""; ""Reflections on Film, Philosophy, and Fiction: An Interview with Charles Johnson (1978)""; ""Charles Johnson (1987)""; ""Being and Race: An Interview with Charles Johnson (1988)""; ""Author Navigates Uncharted Waters: Middle Passage Takes Readers on a Spirited Journey (1990)""; ""Winner of National Book Award Won't Bea "Voice of Black America" (1991)""; ""The Philosopher and the American Novel (1991)""; ""The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1991)""; ""An Interview with Charles Johnson (1992)""

""A Life of Balance Through Martial Arts (1992)""""An Interview with Charles Johnson (1993)""; ""An Interview with Charles Johnson (1993)""; ""Charles Johnson: Interview (1993)""; ""Interviews with Northwest Writers:Charles Johnson (1993)""; ""An Interview with Charles Johnson (1996)""; ""A Man of His Word (1998)""; ""A Conversation with Charles Johnson (1998)""; ""The Human Dimension: An Interviewwith Writer-Philosopher Charles Johnson (1999)""; ""An Interview with Charles Johnson (2002)""; ""An Interview with Charles Johnson (2003)""

""Shoulder to the Wheel: An Interview with Charles Johnson (2003)""""Works by Charles Johnson""; ""Works about Charles Johnson's Fiction""; ""Additional Interviews with Charles Johnson""; ""Index""

Notes:

"A V Ethel Willis White book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780295802169

0295802162

OCLC:

757757607