Publication

1999 - Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana

Language

English

Word Count

50,000 words, Guess

Page Count

200 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
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  • LibraryThing296150

Classifications

  • DDC810.9/896073
  • LCCPS3525.A24785 Z69 1999

Description

"Heather Hathaway investigates the lives and writings of two of the most prominent African Caribbean immigrant authors in the United States, Claude McKay (1890-1948) and Paule Marshall (b. 1929). Although both writers traditionally have been studied within the realm of African American literature, their works are significantly shaped by their backgrounds as Caribbean immigrants."--BOOK JACKET. "Caribbean Waves explores the ways in which literature can probe the complexities of displacement and identity construction that often accompany migratory experiences. Analysis of McKay's and Marshall's works reveals how the forces of migration, racial and national affiliation, and "Americanization" can merge to produce uniquely hybridized, and at times profoundly homeless, black American immigrant identities."--BOOK JACKET.

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Series Statement

  • Blacks in the diaspora

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