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Montgomery, Maxine Lavon, 1959-

The Apocalypse in African-American fiction/

Maxine Lavon Montgomery

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-8130-1389-5 (alk. paper)

1. American fiction--Afro-American authors--
History and criticism. 2. Apocalyptic literature--
History and criticism. 3. Christianity and
literature--United States. 4. Fiction--Religious
aspects--Christianity. 5. End of the world in
literature. 6. Afro-Americans in literature. I. Title.

PS374.A65M66 1966

813.009'38--dc20 95-36850

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