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I call myself an artist

by Charles Richard Johnson, Rudolph P. Byrd

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Though best known for his fiction, Charles Johnson is also an accomplished essayist, reviewer, scriptwriter, and cartoonist. As he himself says, "I call myself an artist." This volume gathers together a rich sampling of his work: stories and outtakes from the novels; essays, including a lengthy autobiography; cartoons; speeches; and interviews.

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Book data: Open Library