Book description
This compelling study explores the inextricable links between the Nobel
laureate's aesthetic practice and her political vision, through an
analysis of the key texts as well as her lesser-studied works, books for
children, and most recent novels.
- Offers provocative new insights and a refreshingly original
contribution to the scholarship of one of the most important
contemporary American writers
- Analyzes the celebrated fiction of Morrison in relation to her
critical writing about the process of reading and writing
literature, the relationship between readers and writers, and the
cultural contributions of African-American literature
- Features extended analyses of Morrison's lesser-known works, most
recent novels, and books for children as well as the key texts
Valerie Smith is the Woodrow Wilson Professor of
Literature at Princeton University, USA. Her numerous awards include
fellowships from the Alphonse G. Fletcher Foundation, the Guggenheim
Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Smith is
also the author of several essays and articles, including the books
Self-Discovery and Authority in Afro-American Narrative
(1988) and Not Just Race, Not Just Gender: Black Feminist
Readings (1998).
