Charles Johnson
American novelist and philosopher whose Middle Passage won the National Book Award. His work combines African American experience with Buddhist philosophy and formal experimentation. He is one of the most intellectually ambitious writers in American fiction.
Works
- Middle PassageA philosophical adventure on a slave ship exploring freedom and transcendence
- Oxherding TaleA philosophical fable about a slave seeking enlightenment through Eastern spirituality
- DreamerA biographical novel imagining the inner life and dreams of Martin Luther King Jr
- Faith and the Good ThingA debut novel exploring good and evil through the life of a Southern black woman
- The Sorcerer's ApprenticeStories blending magical realism with African American folklore and history