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African American AutobiographersAfrican American Autobiographers

African American Autobiographers2003

Emmanuel S. Nelson

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Chronicling the autobiographical tradition in African American literature from the 18th century to the present, this volume features 66 authors from Maya Angelou to Malcolm X. Alphabetized entries, written by expert contributors, include concise biographies, overviews of autobiographical works and themes, reviews of critical receptions, and bibliographies.

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First published
2003
OL Work ID
OL8859026W

Subjects

AutobiographyAmerikaansAfrican American authorsAmerican prose literatureDictionariesBio-bibliographyLiteraryAmericanLITERARY CRITICISMZwartenBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHYGeneralAfrican AmericansAutobiografiee˜nAmerican prose literature, history and criticismAmerican literature, african american authorsAfrican american authors

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