Conversations with Edwidge Danticat (Literary Conversations Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (735 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1496812557 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Maxine Lavon Montgomery, Tallahassee, Florida, is professor of English at Florida State University, where she teaches courses in Africana, American multi-ethnic, and women’s literature. Her articles have appeared in scholarly journals such as African American Review, South Carolina Review, College Language Association Journal, Literary Griot, and the Journal of Black Studies. She is also editor of Conversations with Gloria Naylor, published by University Press of Mississippi.
This volume sheds a much-needed light on Edwidge Danticat (b. Prevalent throughout many interviews here is Danticat’s expressed determination not only to reveal Haitian immigrant experience, but also to make that nuanced culture and its vibrant traditions accessible to a wide audience.These interviews coincide with Edwidge Danticat’s evolving artistic vision, her steady book publication, and her expanding roles as fiction writer, essayist, memoirist, documentarian, young adult book author, editor, songwriter, cultural critic, and political commentator. Dating from her appearance on the literary scene at the age of twenty-five, the many interviews that she has granted attest to not only her productivity, but also her accessibility to scholars, teachers, writers, and journalists eager for knowledge about her vision. 1969) and her ability to depict timel
. Her articles have appeared in scholarly journals such as African American Review, South Carolina Review, College Language Association Journal, Literary Griot, and the Journal of Black Studies. Maxine Lavon Montgomery, Tallahassee, Florida, is professor of English at Florida State University, where she teaches courses in Africana, American multi-ethnic, and women’s literature. She