Langston Hughes and the South African Drum Generation : The Correspondence by John Walters (2010, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN-10023010293X
ISBN-139780230102934
eBay Product ID (ePID)16038276362

Product Key Features

Number of PagesVIII, 199 Pages
Publication NameLangston Hughes and the South African Drum Generation : the Correspondence
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAmerican / African American, African Languages (See Also Swahili), General, African
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Walters
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Foreign Language Study
FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2009-047761
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"This is an intriguing and invaluable book. Graham and Walters have unearthed a trove of correspondence which, for many years to come, will be a touchstone for scholars of African-American and African literatures and cultures. The book offers a moving account of the emergence of a transnational dynamic of encouragement and practical support among African diasporic writers." - Rob Nixon, Rachel Carson Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Graham and Walters have unearthed a trove of correspondence which, for many years to come, will be touchstone for scholars of African-American and African literatures and cultures."-Robert Nixon, Rachel Carson Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "This is an intriguing and invaluable book. Graham and Walters have unearthed a trove of correspondence which, for many years to come, will be a touchstone for scholars of African-American and African literatures and cultures. The book offers a moving account of the emergence of a transnational dynamic of encouragement and practical support among African diasporic writers."-Rob Nixon, Rachel Carson Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Madison, This is an intriguing and invaluable book. Graham and Walters have unearthed a trove of correspondence which, for many years to come, will be a touchstone for scholars of African-American and African literatures and cultures. The book offers a moving account of the emergence of a transnational dynamic of encouragement and practical support among African diasporic writers."—Rob Nixon, Rachel Carson Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal818.5209
Table Of ContentIntroduction: 'Come On Here!' Bibliography/Further Reading 1953-1954 1955-1959 1960-1961 1962 1963-1967
SynopsisThis collection combines previously unpublished letters between African-American poet Langston Hughes and South-African writers of the 1950s and 1960s with scholarly commentary and criticism. The letters tell a fascinating story of the civil rights movement and apartheid and the struggle to overthrow it.
LC Classification NumberPN843-849
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