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Author:

Okonkwo, Christopher N., author.

Title:

Kindred spirits : Chinua Achebe and Toni Morrison / Christopher N. Okonkwo.

Publisher:

University of Virginia Press,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

xii, 297 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Achebe, Chinua--Criticism and interpretation.
Morrison, Toni--Criticism and interpretation.
Achebe, Chinua.
Morrison, Toni.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Literary criticism.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-278) and index.

Contents:

Conclusion : May the path never close. On Black village havens impelled by history, impeded by opposing visions of the (past) wills of Gods and founders : Arrow of God and Paradise -- "Things fall together" : or, rootedness: the village as foundation -- ReMemorying the (village) pasts where the rains began to beat us : Things fall apart and Beloved -- Slavery, migration, urbanity, kindred Black music, and the anomies of new village Black subjectivities : No longer at ease and Jazz -- On Black village havens impelled by history, impeded by opposing visions of the (past) wills of Gods and founders : Arrow of God and Paradise -- Conclusion : May the path never close.

Summary:

"This is the first book-length comparative study of literary giants Toni Morrison and Chinua Achebe"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

081394712X
9780813947129
0813947111
9780813947112

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1268121162

LCCN:

2021030957

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)