Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 257 pages) |
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Columbia guides to literature since 1945 |
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Columbia guides to literature since 1945.
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Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgments; Overview; A-Z Guide to Contemporary African American Fiction; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Selected Bibliography; Index |
Summary |
From Ishmael Reed and Toni Morrison to Colson Whitehead and Terry McMillan, Darryl Dickson-Carr offers a definitive guide to contemporary African American literature. This volume-the only reference work devoted exclusively to African American fiction of the last thirty-five years-presents a wealth of factual and interpretive information about the major authors, texts, movements, and ideas that have shaped contemporary African American fiction. In more than 160 concise entries, arranged alphabetically, Dickson-Carr discusses the careers, works, and critical receptions of Alice Walker, Glor |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-243) and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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African Americans in literature -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- American -- African American.
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African Americans in literature
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African Americans -- Intellectual life
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American fiction
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American fiction -- African American authors
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Genre/Form |
manuals (instructional materials)
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handbooks.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Dickson-Carr, Darryl, 1968-
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ISBN |
0231510691 |
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9780231510691 |
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0231124724 |
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9780231124720 |
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