BY RYAN C. MOLONEY
Daily Arts Writer
Published October 2, 2001
Reginald McKnight"s talent for detailing the human experience is matched by few in today"s literary world.
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The prize-winning fiction writer and current professor of English at Michigan will give a reading of his latest work, "He Sleeps," at Shaman Drum tonight at 8 p.m.
The book tells the story of an anthropologist"s journey to Senegal and the personal turmoil and revelation that ensues.
In terms of setting, the novel is somewhat predicated on a trip McKnight took to Africa in his mid-20s on a fellowship.
Other McKnight works such as "The Kind of Light That Shines on Texas" and "White Boys" expertly capture the essence of the social and emotional climate of a specific time period in a small corner of the world.
"He Sleeps" is the full incarnation of a short story of the same title in "White Boys" and was released in September.
