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Critical essays on Alice Walker / edited by Ikenna Dieke.
p. cm.--(Contributions in Afro-American and African
studies, ISSN 0069-9624; no. 189)
Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index.
ISBN 0-313-30012-7 (alk. paper)
1. Walker Alice, 1944- --Criticism and interpretation.
2. Women and literature--United States--History--20th century.
3. Afro-Americans in literature. I. Dieke Ikenna, 1949-
II. Series.
PS3573.A425Z6 1999
813'.54--dc21 98-37719

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Copyright © 1999 by Ikenna Dieke

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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-37719
ISBN: 0-313-30012-7
ISSN: 0069-9624

First published in 1999

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