Books by Mat Johnson
“Poe only wrote one novel—The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym—and even that breaks off suddenly, with no proper ending…Mat Johnson, a Black graphic novelist and critic, rewrites Poe’s story today. Now the main character is a Black professor of literature who pursues the story of Pym to Antarctica, where he finds a tribe of savage white creatures, a biosphere built by a character modeled on the painter Thomas Kincaid, and storerooms full of Little Debbie snack cakes.” Read more...
The Best Edgar Allan Poe Books
Shawn Rosenheim, Literary Scholar
Interviews where books by Mat Johnson were recommended
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Poe: Poetry, Tales, and Selected Essays
by Edgar Allan Poe -
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The Detective Stories of Edgar Allan Poe: Three Tales Featuring C. Auguste Dupin
by Edgar Allan Poe -
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Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography
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Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe
by Daniel Hoffman -
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Pym: A Novel
by Mat Johnson
The Best Edgar Allan Poe Books, recommended by Shawn Rosenheim
The Best Edgar Allan Poe Books, recommended by Shawn Rosenheim
You can’t turn on a television or pass an airport bookstore without seeing the influence of America’s most generative writer, Edgar Allan Poe. He orginated true life crime and detective fiction, sci-fi and horror story tropes, and wrote unforgettable poems. Poe expert Shawn Rosenheim, a professor at Williams College, recommends where to start with Poe, as well as the best books about his influence.
