Being & Race: Black Writing Since 1970

achieve action African American artistic authors become begins believe black American black fiction black women black writers body called character Color complete created creative critic Cultural detail developed earlier effort elements essay esthetic example experience fact feeling forced Harlem hope human idea imagination important interesting interpretation John kind language literary literature lives Major male Marxism meaning mind move Movement named narrative nationalist nature Negro never novel novelist object once opening perhaps person Phenomenology philosophy play plot political possibilities present problem provides published question race racial readers reason Reed reveals seems sense short simply single situation social sort story style takes tells things thought tion tradition truth understanding universe vision voice Western woman women Wright young