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Black women writers : arguments and interviews /

The international recognition due to US black women writers is now being given. Alice Walker's winning of the Pulitzer Prize acknowledges what many already know - that the particular experience of black women gives their writing a voice of its own. The interviews and arguments in this book give...

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Contributors: Evans, Mari, 1919-2017.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Pluto Press, 1985, ©1983.
Series:Literary criticism/women's studies.
Subjects and Genres:
Angelou, Maya > Criticism and interpretation.
Marshall, Paule, > 1929- > Criticism and interpretation.
Morrison, Toni > Criticism and interpretation.
Walker, Alice, > 1944- > Criticism and interpretation.
1900-1999
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
American literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Women and literature > United States.
American literature > Afro-American authors.
Écrits de femmes américains > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Femmes et littérature > États-Unis.
American literature.
American literature > African American authors.
American literature > Women authors.
Women and literature.
United States.
English literature > American black women writers, 1900-1985 - Critical studies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary: The international recognition due to US black women writers is now being given. Alice Walker's winning of the Pulitzer Prize acknowledges what many already know - that the particular experience of black women gives their writing a voice of its own. The interviews and arguments in this book give moving insights into the personal and political world from which that experience comes.
Item Description: "First published as Black women writers (1950-1980) in 1984 by Anchor Press/Doubleday, Garden City, New York, USA"--Title page verso.
Physical Description: xxviii, 543 pages ; 20 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 0745300189
9780745300184

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