| Description |
xxv, 177 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Critical American studies series
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Critical American studies series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-171) and index. |
| Contents |
"On the clifflike margins of many cultures" : Richard Wright's travels -- Postcolonial as post-Enlightenment : Michelle Cliff and the genealogies of history -- Harlem on my mind : exile and community in Chester Himes's detective fiction -- "A landmark in a foreign land" : Simon Njami's Parisian scenes -- History's dispersals : Caryl Phillips's chorus of the common memory. |
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American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
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American fiction -- African American authors. |
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Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984. |
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West Indian literature (English) -- Black authors -- History and criticism.
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West Indian literature (English) -- Black authors. |
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West Indian literature (English) |
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Phillips, Caryl -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Phillips, Caryl. |
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Cliff, Michelle -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Cliff, Michelle. |
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Njami, Simon, 1962- -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Njami, Simon, 1962- |
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Black people -- West Indies -- Intellectual life.
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Black people. |
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West Indies. |
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Intellectual life. |
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African Americans in literature.
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African Americans in literature. |
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Internationalism in literature.
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Internationalism in literature. |
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Exiles in literature.
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Exiles in literature. |
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African diaspora.
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African diaspora. |
| ISBN |
0816644926 paperback alkaline paper |
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0816644918 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780816644919 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780816644926 paperback alkaline paper |
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