Once You Go Black Choice, Desire, and the Black American Intellectual |
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| Author:
| Reid-Pharr, Robert F. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-7583-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2007 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $193.00 |
Book Description:
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Turning to the late and relatively obscure novels of Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, and James Baldwin, this title suggests that each of these authors rejects the idea of the black as innocent. It serves as a reconsideration of black Americans as agents, and not simply products, of history.
Turning to the late and relatively obscure novels of Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, and James Baldwin, this title suggests that each of these authors rejects the idea of the black as innocent. It serves as a reconsideration of black Americans as agents, and not simply products, of history.