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Charles Richard Johnson

Charles R. Johnson is an American scholar and author of novels, short stories, and essays. Johnson, an African-American, has directly addressed the issues of black life in America in novels such as Middle Passage and Dreamer. Johnson first came to prominence in the 1960s as a political cartoonist, at which time he was also involved in radical politics. In 1970, he published a collection of cartoons, and this led to a television series about cartooning on PBS.-GoodReads

American fiction writer, essayist, and academic

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23 Apr 1948

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Dreamer: A Novel

by Charles Richard Johnson
First published in 1998 — 10 editions

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Middle Passage

by Charles Richard Johnson First published in 1992 — 4 editions

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Oxherding tale

by Charles Richard Johnson
First published in 1982 — 4 editions

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Oxherding Tale

by Charles Richard Johnson
First published in 1991 — 3 editions

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Eightfold Path

by Bryan Christopher Moss, Charles Richard Johnson, and Steven Barnes First published in 2022 — 3 editions

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Philosophy: An Innovative Introduct

by Michael Boylan and Charles Richard Johnson First published in 2010 — 3 editions

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Africans in America: America's journey through slavery

by Charles Richard Johnson and Patricia Smith First published in 1998 — 3 editions
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Middle passage

by Charles Richard Johnson
First published in 1990 — 3 editions

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The sorcerer's apprentice

by Charles Richard Johnson
First published in 1986 — 3 editions
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Contemporary American Fiction)

by Charles Richard Johnson First published in 1987 — 2 editions
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Faith And The Good Thing

by Charles Richard Johnson
First published in 2001 — 2 editions

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Way of the Writer: Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling

by Charles Richard Johnson First published in 2016 — 2 editions

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Middle Passage

by Charles Richard Johnson First published in 2006 — 2 editions

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Dr. King's Refrigerator: And Other Bedtime Stories

by Charles Richard Johnson First published in 2007 — 2 editions

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LIFE Martin Luther King Jr

by Charles Richard Johnson, Lewis, John, and The Editors of LIFE First published in 2018 — 2 editions

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Soulcatcher: and Other Stories

by Charles Richard Johnson First published in 2001 — 2 editions

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The way of the writer: reflections on the art and craft of storytelling

by Charles Richard Johnson First published in 2016 — 2 editions

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Grand: A Grandparent's Wisdom for a Happy Life

by Charles Richard Johnson First published in 2020 — 2 editions

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Middle Passage

by Charles Richard Johnson First published in 1998 — 2 editions

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Being & race: Black writing since 1970

by Charles Richard Johnson First published in 1988 — 2 editions

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American fiction writer, essayist, and academic

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23 Apr 1948

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL220361A
GoodReads: 113892
ISNI: 0000000120198219
Library of Congress Names: n82024120
VIAF: 2499691
Wikidata: Q1065901
Inventaire.io: wd:Q1065901

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Charles R. Johnson
Johnson, Charles, 1948-
Johnson, Charles Richard, 1948-
Johnson, Charles Richard
Johnson, Charles Richard, 1948-...., romancier, professeur d'anglais
Johnson, Charles (Charles Richard), 1948-
Johnson, Charles, active 2020
Johnson, Charles
Charles Johnson
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Charles R.(Charles Richard) Johnson
چارلز آر. جانسون
चार्ल्स जॉनसन
チャールズ・ジョンソン (小説家)
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Johnson, Charles, écrivain
Charles R. Johnson American fiction writer, essayist, and academic
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Charles Richard Johnson