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Remembering the past in contemporary African American fiction /
With readings of more than twenty novels, this book examines the trend among African American novelists of the late twentieth century to write about black history, rather than about their own present. Employing cultural criticism and trauma theory, it frames these works as survivor narratives.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
©2005.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | With readings of more than twenty novels, this book examines the trend among African American novelists of the late twentieth century to write about black history, rather than about their own present. Employing cultural criticism and trauma theory, it frames these works as survivor narratives. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 228 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-222) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807829806 0807829803 080787678X 9780807876787 |