Trey Ellis's uproariously funny debut novel Platitudes, first
published in 1988, takes on conflicts within the African American
literary community. Dewayne Wellington, a failing black
experimental novelist, and Isshee Ayam, a radical feminist author,
collaborate on Dewayne's latest sexist comedy. Alternately telling
the story about the coming of age of Earle and Dorothy-two black
middle-class teenagers, sex-starved in New York City-the battling
writers sneak ever, and dangerously, closer to reconciling their
literary disputes.
This edition of Platitudes also includes "The New Black Aesthetic,"
a groundbreaking essay by Ellis that appeared in the journal
Callaloo.
General
| Imprint: |
Northeastern University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2003 |
| First published: |
October 2003 |
| Authors: |
Trey Ellis
|
| Contributors: |
Bertram D. Ashe
|
| Dimensions: |
210 x 140 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-55553-586-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-55553-586-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781555535865 |
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