Reclaiming Community in Contemporary African American Fiction

by Philip Page

As a reaction against persistent Black exclusion from white American society, the novels of recent African American writers boldly celebrate the heritage of Black culture. They acclaim a people once dispersed by racism and humiliation but now restoring its legacy of rich community life.

For close examination of this theme, Philip Page brings together five novelists who are in the forefront of contemporary fiction and shows how their voices...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617038431
• ISBN13: 9781617038433
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"