Paris, Capital of the Black Atlantic: Literature, Modernity, and Diaspora

How black writers' travel to Paris contributed to the transatlantic circulation of art and ideas.

Paris has always fascinated and welcomed writers. Throughout the twentieth and into the twenty-first century, writers of American, Caribbean, and African descent were no exception. Paris, Capital of the Black Atlantic considers the travels made to Paris--whether literally or imaginatively--by black writers. These collected essays...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421407795
• ISBN13: 9781421407791
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 8.9"