Autobiography in black & brown : ethnic identity in Richard Wright and Richard Rodriguez /

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Richard Wright was the grandson of slaves, Richard Rodriguez the son of immigrants. One black, the other brown, each author prominently displays his race in the title of his autobiography: Black Boy and Brown . Wright was a radical left winger, while Rodriguez is widely viewed as a reactionary. Desp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Garcia, Michael Nieto (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2014]
Temas:
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960 > Criticism and interpretation.
Rodriguez, Richard, > 1944- > Criticism and interpretation.
Rodriguez, Richard, > 1944-
Wright, Richard, > 1908-1960
African Americans in literature.
Mexican Americans in literature.
Ethnicity in literature.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Américains d'origine mexicaine dans la littérature.
Ethnicité dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
African Americans in literature
Autobiography in literature
Ethnicity in literature
Mexican Americans in literature
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Richard Wright was the grandson of slaves, Richard Rodriguez the son of immigrants. One black, the other brown, each author prominently displays his race in the title of his autobiography: Black Boy and Brown . Wright was a radical left winger, while Rodriguez is widely viewed as a reactionary. Despite their differences, Michael Nieto Garcia points out, the two share a preoccupation with issues of agency, class struggle, ethnic identity, the search for community, and the quest for social justice. Garcia's study, the first to compare these two widely read writers, arg.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 215 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780826355287
0826355285

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