The Cambridge Companion to the African American Novel (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
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'As usual, this Cambridge publication lives up to its name as a 'companion' in more than one way. In all senses, this companion offers a fresh and clear overview of a genre, which is well researched and respected. This book refreshes the air for postgraduates and teachers of literary and historical studies, whilst being indispensable for the undergraduate student or any individual seeking an introduction to this vital aspect of the modern novel.' Reference Reviews
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Combining scholarship covering one hundred fifty years of novel writing in the U.S., newly commissioned essays examine eighty African American novels. They include well-known works as well as writings recently recovered or acknowledged. The collection features essays on the slave narrative, coming of age, vernacular modernism, and the post-colonial novel to help readers gain a better appreciation of the African American novel's diversity and complexity.
The Cambridge Companion to the African American Novel (Cambridge Companions to Literature),Maryemma Graham,Cambridge University Press,0521016371,African,African American authors,African Americans,African Americans in literature,American - African American & Black,American fiction,History and criticism,Intellectual life,Literary Collections,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Literature: Classics,American English,Literary Criticism & Collections / American,Literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries,Literary studies: 19th century,Literary studies: from c 1900 -,Novels, other prose & writers
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