After Canaan: Essays on Race, Writing, and Region

by Wayde Compton

Book Overview

"Compton pushes us to look beneath the surface--past those comforting tales of nationhood and racial solidarity--to the more nebulous and ever-shifting truth. This is a brilliant and original work that should be mandatory reading for any student of race and history."--Danzy Senna, author of Caucasia

After Canaan, the first nonfiction book by acclaimed African Canadian poet Wayde Compton, repositions the North American discussion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551523744
• ISBN13: 9781551523743
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 7.9"