Everyday use
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Author
Contributions
- Christian, Barbara, 1943- - Contributor
Publication
1994 - Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, N.J, New Jersey
Language
English
Word Count
57,250 words, Guess
Page Count
229 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1424461M
- ISBN-139780813520759
- ISBN-100813520754
- OCLC Control Number29028043
- Library of Congress Control Number93035018
and 2 more
- Goodreads3441832
- LibraryThing3459902
Classifications
- DDC813/.54
- LCCPS3573.A425 E9 1994
Description
Alice Walker's early story, "Everyday Use," has remained a cornerstone of her work. Her use of quilting as a metaphor for the creative legacy that African Americans inherited from their maternal ancestors changed the way we define art, women's culture, and African American lives. By putting African American women's voices at the center of the narrative for the first time, "Everyday Use" anticipated the focus of an entire generation of black women writers. This casebook includes an introduction by the editor, a chronology of Walker's life, an authoritative text of "Everyday Use" and of "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens," an interview with Walker, six critical essays, and a bibliography. The contributors are Charlotte Pierce-Baker, Houston A. Baker, Jr., Thadious M. Davis, Margot Anne Kelley, John O'Brien, Elaine Showalter, and Mary Helen Washington. - Back cover.
Description
Presents the text of Alice Walker's story "Everyday Use"; contains background essays that provide insight into the story; and features a selection of critical response. Includes a chronology and an interview with the author.
Subjects
Topics
Places
Genres
- Fiction.
Series Statement
- Women writers
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