Defining Ourselves
Black Writers in the 90s
by Elizabeth Nunez, Brenda M. Greene
250 pages· 1999· ISBN 9780820442617
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Offers perspectives on black literature in the 1990s by 29 black writers and critics, including Paule Marshall, Amiri Baraka, Ishmael Reed, and Thulani Davis. Essays are based on papers presented at the Fourth National Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, which focused on the question of whether or not black literature in the 1990s is experiencing a renaissance. Subjects include changing tastes and concerns of black readers, and the politics of publishing. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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