Conjuring Moments in African American Literature

Conjuring Moments in African American Literature
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 172
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ISBN-10 : 9781137336811
ISBN-13 : 1137336811
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Download or read book Conjuring Moments in African American Literature written by K. Samuel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-12-27 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book engages the ways African American authors have shifted, recycled, and reinvented the conjure woman in fiction. Kameelah Martin Samuel traces her presence and function in twentieth-century literature through historical records, oral histories, blues music, and collections of African American folklore.


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