Literature students will value this book for its exploration of African American literature, while social studies students will appreciate its examination of social issues through literature.Īfrican American women writers have made an enormous contribution to our culture. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and provides a brief biography, a discussion of major works, a survey of the author's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. The Encyclopedia covers established contemporary authors such as Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor, along with a range of neglected and emerging figures. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on more than 150 novelists, poets, playwrights, short fiction writers, autobiographers, essayists, and influential scholars. This book surveys the world of African American women writers. African American women writers published extensively during the Harlem Renaissance and have been extraordinarily prolific since the 1970s.
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