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Remembering the Past in Contemporary African American Fiction
Keith Byerman
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Paperback. With readings of more than twenty novels, this book examines the trend among African American novelists of the late twentieth century to write about black history, rather than about their own present. Employing cultural criticism and trauma theory, it frames these works as survivor narratives. Num Pages: 232 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
This work describes twentieth-century survivor narratives and African American identity. With close readings of more than twenty novels by writers including Ernest Gaines, Toni Morrison, Charles Johnson, Gloria Naylor, and John Edgar Wideman, Keith Byerman examines the trend among African American novelists of the late twentieth century to write about black history rather than about their own present. Employing cultural criticism and trauma theory, Byerman frames these works as survivor narratives that rewrite the grand American narrative of individual achievement and the march of democracy. The choice to write historical narratives, he says, must be understood historically. These writers earned ... Read more
This work describes twentieth-century survivor narratives and African American identity. With close readings of more than twenty novels by writers including Ernest Gaines, Toni Morrison, Charles Johnson, Gloria Naylor, and John Edgar Wideman, Keith Byerman examines the trend among African American novelists of the late twentieth century to write about black history rather than about their own present. Employing cultural criticism and trauma theory, Byerman frames these works as survivor narratives that rewrite the grand American narrative of individual achievement and the march of democracy. The choice to write historical narratives, he says, must be understood historically. These writers earned ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807856475
SKU
V9780807856475
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About Keith Byerman
KEITH BYERMAN is professor of English and women's studies at Indiana State University and associate editor of African American Review. He is author of four previous books, including John Edgar Wideman: A Study of the Short Fiction
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