African American mystery writers : a historical and thematic study /

African American mystery writers : a historical and thematic study /

"This book examines works of African American mystery writers within the social and historical contexts of African American literature on crime and justice. Chapters cover the movement by Black authors from slave narratives and antebellum newspapers to fiction writing; the transition from early...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bailey, Frankie Y.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2008]
Subjects:
American fiction > African American authors > History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism.
American fiction > Themes, motives.
African Americans > Intellectual life.
Popular literature > United States > History and criticism.
African Americans in literature.
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Summary:"This book examines works of African American mystery writers within the social and historical contexts of African American literature on crime and justice. Chapters cover the movement by Black authors from slave narratives and antebellum newspapers to fiction writing; the transition from early genre writers to protest writers of the 1940s and 1950s"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:vi, 271 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-265) and index.
ISBN:9780786433391 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786433396 (softcover : alk. paper)