Progress compromised : social movements and the individual in African American postmodern fiction / John L. Glenn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glenn, John, 1981- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--African American authors--History and criticism.

American fiction.

American fiction--African American authors.

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

African Americans in literature.

Race discrimination in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xi, 212 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Social movements and the individual in African American postmodern fiction

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2018]

Contents:

Introduction

Unraveling cultural notions: black progress in Colson Whitehead's The intuitionist

Restless questioning: anguish and the ethos of black struggle in Alice Walker's Meridian

Resisting consensus: class-driven politics in John Oliver Killens's The cotillion

Self-renewal through introspection: endless journeys, endless becoming in Toni Morrison's Tar baby

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807169926

0807169927

OCLC:

1038043656