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Title:

The African American short story, 1970 to 1990 : a collection of critical essays / edited by Wolfgang Karrer and Barbara Puschmann-Nalenz.

Publisher:

Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier,

Copyright Date:

1993

Description:

vii, 226 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Afro-Americans in literature.
American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
Short stories, American--History and criticism.--History and criticism.

Other Authors:

Karrer, Wolfgang, 1941-
Puschmann-Nalenz, Barbara.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-226).

Contents:

The history and signifying intertextuality of the African American short story / Wolfgang Karrer -- Presentation in prefaces and the process of canonization / Barbara Puschmann-Nalenz -- Ann Petry : Mother Africa / B. Puschmann-Nalenz -- Toni Cade Bambara : Gorilla, my love / K. Ensslen -- Alice Walker : Everyday use / R. Borgmeier -- Alexis Deveaux : The riddles of Egypt Brownstone / M. Kraft -- Gayl Jones : Asylum / W. Karrer -- Alan McPherson : A loaf of bread / E. Kreutzer -- Ntozake Shange : aw, babee, you so pretty / A. Koenen -- Sherley Anne Williams : Meditations on history / M. Diedrich -- Alice Walker : Nineteen fifty-five / L. Truchlar -- J. California Cooper : When life begins! / K. Ensslen -- Charles Johnson : The education of Mingo / K. Benesch -- Ann Allen Shockley : The world of Rosie Polk / B. Puschmann-Nalenz -- John Edgar Wideman : Fever / F. Gysin -- John McCluskey : Lush life / W. Karrer.

ISBN:

9783884760406
3884760408

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)