The things that fly in the night : female vampires in literature of the Circum-Caribbean and African diaspora /

The things that fly in the night : female vampires in literature of the Circum-Caribbean and African diaspora /

The Things That Fly in the Night explores images of vampirism in Caribbean and African diasporic folk traditions and in contemporary fiction. Giselle Liza Anatol focuses on the figure of the soucouyant, or Old Hag, an aged woman by day who sheds her skin during night's darkest hours in order to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anatol, Giselle Liza, 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2015]
Series:Critical Caribbean studies.
American literatures initiative.
Subjects:
Caribbean literature > History and criticism.
Literature > Black authors > History and criticism.
Vampires in literature.
Tales > Caribbean Area.
African diaspora.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American.

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