Brothers and Keepers: A Memoir
What is the setting of Brothers and Keepers: A Memoir by John Edgar Wideman?
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The setting of Brothers and Keepers takes place mostly in Western State Penitentiary where Robby serves a life sentence. The prison is located on the outskirts of Pittsburgh. John must drive through the Homewood Avenue ghetto, his childhood home, to get to the prison.