Two Cities (novel)
 First edition | |
| Author | John Edgar Wideman |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 1998 |
| Publication place |  USA |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 0-395-85730-9 |
| OCLC | 39045168 |
| Preceded by | The Cattle Killing |
| Followed by | God's Gym |
Two Cities is a novel by the American writer John Edgar Wideman set in the Pennsylvania cities of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia during the 1990s.
The novel tells the story of Kassima, a widow in mourning for her husband and two sons who died in the streets of Pittsburgh. Martin Mallory is Kassima's tenant, a photographer whose works depict the 50-year history of life in the African American neighborhoods of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
Sources
Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2005.