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Books on: african american novel

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African Settings in Contemporary American Novels

Book by Dave Kuhne; Greenwood, 1999

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Africa--In Literature, American Fiction--20th Century--History And Criticism, American Fiction--African Influences, Fiction, Setting (Literature)

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...contemporary American novels set in Africa is their...nations in contemporary American novels are divided...contemporary African-American authors. However...Africa in works by black Americans are quite different...without a history, African-American novelists who set works...challenge stereotypes about Africans and Africa. Specifically...
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African American Satire: The Sacredly Profane Novel

Book by Darryl Dickson-Carr; University of Missouri Press, 2001

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African Americans In Literature, African Americans--Intellectual Life--20th Century, American Fiction--20th Century--History And Criticism, American Fiction--African American Authors--History And Criticism, Political Fiction, American--History And Criticism, Political Satire, American--History And Criticism, Politics And Literature--United States--History--20th Century, Satire, American--History And Criticism

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...developed by enslaved Africans, this negotiation...and justice to African Americans. Although I mark African American satires origins...argue that African American folklife always...existence of African American folk culture and...texts by African Americans that could legitimately...African American novel, selected poems...
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The African Novel and the Modernist Tradition

Book by David I. Ker; Peter Lang Publishing, 1998

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African Fiction (English)--History And Criticism, Fiction, Literature, Comparative--African And American, Literature, Comparative--African And English, Literature, Comparative--American And African, Literature, Comparative--English And African, Modernism (Literature)--Africa

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Murder and Create. The Contemporary Novel in Crisis New York: McKay, 1966 . Walter Allen, The English Novel: A Short Critical History Phoenix...Traditional and the Dream: The English and American Novel from the Thirties to Our Time Phoenix...
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The Afro-American Novel and Its Tradition

Book by Bernard W. Bell; University of Massachusetts Press, 1989

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African Americans In Literature, American Fiction--African American Authors--History And Criticism

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and Philosophy 1983...Negro Race Problem, A Novel 1899; rpt. Miami...and Society in the West African Novel London: Cambridge...with the emergence of African national states in the...
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The New York Public Library African American Desk Reference

Book by Schomburg Centerfor Research in Black Culture; John Wiley & Sons, 1999

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African Americans--Encyclopedias, African Americans--History--Encyclopedias

Collections: History, Entire Library

...encouraged other African Americans, such as...an African American. . Clotel...length novel. The heroine...Chesnutts first novel was also the first African American novel to...among African Americans and predicted...the African American community...

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Journal Articles on: african american novel

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Bernard W. Bell. the Contemporary African American Novel: Its Roots and Modern Literary Branches

Journal article by Robert Butler; African American Review, Vol. 41, 2007

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Books--Book reviews, The Contemporary African American Novel: Its Roots and Modern Literary Branches (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Contemporary African American Novel: Its...American Novel and Its Tradition...American novels are formally...contemporary African American novel stressing...ordinary black Americans." Such...identity with African American middle class...detective novels of Walter...Contemporary African Novel: Its Folk...
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The Sentiment of the Christian Serial Novel: The Curse of Caste; or the Slave Bride and the AME Christian Recorder

Journal article by Tomeiko Ashford Carter; African American Review, Vol. 40, 2006

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African American literature--Criticism and interpretation, African American literature--Works, African American women authors--Criticism and interpretation, African American women authors--Works, African American women writers--Criticism and interpretation, African American women writers--Works, American literature--African American authors, American literature--Criticism and interpretation, American literature--Works, Christian Recorder (Periodical)--Criticism and interpretation, Christian Recorder (Periodical)--History, Collins, Julia C.--Criticism and interpretation, Collins, Julia C.--Influence, Collins, Julia C.--Works, The Curse of Caste; or The Slave Bride (Novel)--Authorship, The Curse of Caste; or The Slave Bride (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, The Curse of Caste; or The Slave Bride (Novel)--Influence

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...formulating novel concepts. By...belief that African Americans are heirs to...Taught: African American Education in...that African Americans own efforts...that of the novels enslaved blacks...characters in the novel (save Juno...recognize her African American heritage) and...
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Not Entirely Strange, but Not Entirely Friendly Either: Images of Jews in African American Passing Novels through the Harlem Renaissance

Journal article by Adam Meyer; African American Review, Vol. 38, 2004

Subjects:

African American literature--Criticism and interpretation, American literature--African American authors, American literature--Criticism and interpretation, Novels

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...best-known African American passing novels often refer...that African Americans are not the...often African American writers who...characters in African American passing novels: Rachel Salting...Fausets novel details the...
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The Christian Recorder, Broken Families, and Educated Nations in Julia C. Collins's Civil War Novel the Curse of Caste

Journal article by P. Gabrielle Foreman; African American Review, Vol. 40, 2006

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African American literature--Criticism and interpretation, African American literature--Works, African American women authors--Criticism and interpretation, African American women authors--Works, African American women writers--Criticism and interpretation, African American women writers--Works, American Reconstruction, 1865-1877--Portrayals, American literature--African American authors, American literature--Criticism and interpretation, American literature--Works, Christian Recorder (Periodical)--Criticism and interpretation, Christian Recorder (Periodical)--History, Collins, Julia C.--Criticism and interpretation, Collins, Julia C.--Influence, Collins, Julia C.--Works, The Curse of Caste; or The Slave Bride (Novel)--Authorship, The Curse of Caste; or The Slave Bride (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, United States Civil War, 1861-1865--Portrayals, United States history--Civil War, 1861-1865, United States history--Portrayals

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...then the serialized novel Collins sent in week...readers" communicate the novels popularity as well as...if not the first--novel by an African American woman to appear in print...the dynamics of the novels reintroduction mirror...
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Passing and the Rise of the African American Novel

Journal article by Rita B. Dandridge; African American Review, Vol. 36, 2002

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Passing and the Rise of the African American Novel (Book)

Collections: Entire Library

...Rise of the African American Novel by Rita B...African American Novel. Urbana...African American novels, including...contributions of African American women at the...African American Novel is important...African American novels as literary...

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Magazine Articles on: african american novel

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Sex and Salvation: Best-Selling Author E. Lynn Harris Takes on Boy Bands, Antigay Politics, and African-American Megachurches in His New Novel

Magazine article by Michael Giltz; The Advocate, May 23, 2006

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Authors--Interviews, Harris, E. Lynn--Interviews, Writers--Interviews

Collections: Entire Library

...Antigay Politics, and African-American Megachurches in His New Novel. by Michael Giltz...juicy best-selling novels that chronicle the...working on another novel, and this idea came...anytime soon. "In the African-American culture...
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Lawful Re-entry: In Brooklyn, a Novel Program Is Reducing Recidivism and Finding Ex-Offenders Decent Jobs. the Real Surprise Is Who's Running It: A Social Worker Hired by the District Attorney's Office

Magazine article by Bruce Western; The American Prospect, Vol. 14, December 2003

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African Americans, Imprisonment

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...re-entry: in Brooklyn, a novel program is reducing recidivism...THAN 10 PERCENT of all black American men in their 20s were either...most important development in American race relations in the last...in the poor, predominantly African American community of Bedford...
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The Black Divide: African-Americans Who Refuse to Support Equal Marriage Rights for Gays and Lesbians Are Shoving Their Own History Back into the Closet

Magazine article by David Ehrenstein; The Advocate, April 27, 2004

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African Americans--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Political aspects, Baldwin, James--Influence, Gay and lesbian rights--Public opinion, Rustin, Bayard, Same-sex marriage--Political aspects, Same-sex marriage--Public opinion, Same-sex marriage--Religious aspects, Same-sex marriage--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Black Divide: African-Americans Who...ms African-Americans are concerned...the African-American struggle "offensive...Baldwin, whose novel Another Country...many straight African-Americans. Likewise...bisexual-themed novels of E. Lynn Harris...the African-American best-seller...
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Writing a New Chapter in Book Publishing: African Americans Are Making Money Doing What Others Thought Impossible; Getting Blacks to Buy Hardcover Books. but Do We Have the Clout?

Magazine article by Carolyn M, Brown; Black Enterprise, Vol. 25, February 1995

Subjects:

African American authors--Marketing, American literature--African American authors, Literary agents--Directories, Publishing industry--Officials and employees

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...publishing: African Americans are making...African-American managers...depicted in this novel, one woman...McMillans second novel, Disappearing...books. "African-American women developed...McMillans novel stayed there...had three African-American women appear...
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Sixty Years of Great Books by African-Americans

Magazine article; Ebony, Vol. 61, November 2005

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African Americans

Collections: Entire Library

...Great Books by African-Americans. SCORES of African-Americans have written major...semiautobiographical novel that explores author...an African-Americans search for the...African and African-American roots, by Alex...

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Newspaper Articles on: african american novel

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THE MOTHER OF ALL WEEPIES; the African-American Underclass Is Brought to the Screen in a Painfully Emotive Tale of Redemption Full of Stunning Performances -- None More So Than Mo'Nique as a Terrifying, Self-Pitying Matriarch

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), January 29, 2010

Subjects:

African Americans

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...OF ALL WEEPIES; the African-American Underclass Is Brought...PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE Cert...a 16-year-old African-American girl who is living...characters. Millions of Americans know exactly where...
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New Net Database Traces Slave Ships; Records of 10.5 Million African-American Slaves Go Online

Newspaper article; The Gympie Times (Gympie, Australia), January 10, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Records of 10.5 Million African-American Slaves Go Online. IN...research, African-Americans will be able to trace...internet database gives African-Americans the opportunity...time, to explore their African heritage the way white...based on the Alex Haley novel, was screened in 1977...
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African-Americans .. from the 16th Century Bonds of Slavery to the White House; PRESIDENT OBAMA 20.01.09

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 21, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

African-Americans .. from the 16th Century...when Spaniards import Africans to replace Indians...DUTCH ship with 20 African slaves aboard arrives...HARRIET Beecher Stowes novel Uncle Toms Cabin stirs...four million black Americans in the southern Confederate...the first African-American elected to the US Senate...
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Who Watches aeWatchmenAE? We Will U as Bleak, Violent Adventure Copies Look of Cult Graphic Novel, but Not Its Soul

Newspaper article by By Dann Gire; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 6, 2009

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Film and video production companies, Video production companies, Warner Bros., Watchmen (Graphic novel)

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Look of Cult Graphic Novel, but Not Its Soul...dialogue from its graphic novel source material intact...original 1986 DC Comics cult novel, illustrated by Dave...apparently donAEt allow African-American or Chinese superdudes...
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JK Rowling, the Author the Americans Just Love to Hate; Harry Potter's Creator on Top Ten Target List - for Promoting Witchcraft

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 30, 2006

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Americans

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Rowling, the Author the Americans Just Love to Hate...rescuing the childrens novel. But it is a different...the list of writers Americans want to ban. The multimillionaire...As a result, the American Library Association...honour. She also quoted American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson...Sings, the story of an African American childhood in...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: african american novel

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American Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Dunlap . The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy...by the first professional American novelist, Charles Brockden...coveted by every aspiring American writer and was first achieved...won attention by presenting American folk stories, and James Fenimore...Longfellow , who won the hearts of Americans with glib, moralizing verse...
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Morrison, Toni

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...MORRISON, TONI 1931 , American writer, b. Lorain...from a variety of African-American perspectives. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye...1920s. Her other novels are Sula (1973...she is the first African American to win the coveted...
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Gates, Henry Louis, Jr

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...HENRY LOUIS, JR. 1950 , American scholar and critic...Gates is an expert on African-American literature...publishing of the first known novel by an African American, Harriet E...Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism...
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Walker, Alice

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and memories of the American civil-rights movement...the experience of African Americans, mainly in the South, and of Africans. A self-described...feminist issues within African-American culture. Walker won...recognition with her novel The Color Purple...Among her other novels are Meridian (1976...
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Parks, Gordon

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Parks), 1912 2006, African-American photographer, filmmaker...trailblazer, he was the first African American photographer...the 1960s on he wrote novels, memoirs, poems...1963 coming-of-age novel. His blockbuster Shaft...marked the debut of the African-American action hero...

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