| Description |
vii, 209 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 205-207. |
| Contents |
Black American short fiction in the 20th century: problems of audience, and the evolution of artistic stances and themes / Peter Bruck -- Charles Waddell Chesnutt, The sheriff's children (1889) / Hartmut K. Selke -- Paul Laurence Dunbar, The scapegoat (1904) / John Wakefield -- Jean Toomer, Fern (1922) / Udo O.H. Jung -- Langston Hughes, The blues I'm playing (1934) / Peter Bruck -- Chester Himes, A nigger (1937) / Maureen Liston -- Richard Wright, Fire and cloud (1938) / Wolfgang Karrer -- Ralph Ellison, King of the bingo game (1944) / Willi Real -- William Melvin Kelley, The poker party (1961) / David Galloway -- John A. Williams, Son in the afternoon (1962) / Peter Freese -- Ernest J. Gaines, A long day in November (1963) / Barbara Puschmann-Nalenz -- James Baldwin, Going to meet the man (1965) / Peter Freese -- Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), The alternative (1965) / John Wakefield. |
| Subject |
Short stories, American -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
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American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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African Americans in literature.
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| Added Author |
Bruck, Peter.
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| ISBN |
9060320859: fl 45.00 |
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