Edwidge Danticat’s prolific body of work has established her as
one of the most important voices in 21st-century literary culture.
Across such novels as Breath, Eyes, Memory, Farming the Bones and
short story collections such as Krik? Krak! and most recently
Everything Inside, essays, and writing for children, the
Haitian-American writer has throughout her oeuvre tackled important
contemporary themes including racism, imperialism, anti-immigrant
politics, and sexual violence. With chapters written by leading and
emerging international scholars, this is the most up-to-date and
in-depth reference guide to 21st-century scholarship on Edwidge
Danticat’s work. The Bloomsbury Handbook to Edwidge Danticat
covers such topics as: · The full range of Danticat’s writing
from her novels and short stories to essays, life writing and
writing for children and young adults. · Major interdisciplinary
scholarly perspectives including from establishing fields fields of
literary studies, Caribbean Studies Political Science, Latin
American Studies, feminist and gender studies, African Diaspora
Studies, , and emerging fields such as Environmental Studies. ·
Danticat’s literary sources and influences from Haitian authors
such as Marie Chauvet, Jacques Roumain and Jacques-Stéphen Alexis
to African American authors like Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison,
and Caribbean American writers Audre Lorde to Paule Marshall. ·
Known and unknown Historical moments in experiences of slavery and
imperialism, the consequence of internal and external migration,
and the formation of diasporic communities The book also includes a
comprehensive bibliography of Danticat’s work and key works of
secondary criticism, and an interview with the author, as well as
and essays by Danticat herself.
General
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Bloomsbury Handbooks |
| Release date: |
February 2021 |
| Editors: |
Jana Evans Braziel
• Nadège T. Clitandre
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| Dimensions: |
244 x 169mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
464 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-12352-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
1-350-12352-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781350123526 |
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