African American writers / Valerie Smith, editor-in-chief.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, Valerie, 1956-

Class of 1932 Fund.

Series:

Scribner writers series

The Scribner writers series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--African American authors--Dictionaries.

American literature.

African American authors--Biography--Dictionaries.

African American authors.

African American authors--Biography.

African Americans in literature.

American literature--African American authors.

African Americans in literature--Dictionaries.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (xxxiv, 925 pages) : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, [2001]

Summary:

The Scribner Writers Series has set the standard for literary reference for more than 25 years. In addition to addressing the lives and careers of important writers, the articles discuss the themes and styles of major works and place them in pertinent historical, social and political contexts for today's readers. Novelists, playwrights, essayists, poets, short story writers, and more recently, genre writers in science fiction and mystery, are all expertly discussed in the more than 16 sets comprising this series.

Thirty-four articles from the acclaimed set have been updated, and 20 new writers who came to prominence since the mid-1980s have been added, expanding this original single-volume publication into two comprehensive volumes. Designed expressly with high school students in mind, the A-to-Z articles are clearly written and accompanied by photos of the authors.

Contents:

v. 1. James Baldwin to Gayl Jones

v. 2. June Jordan to Richard Wright.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

068480638X

0684806398

0684806401

OCLC:

44592597