The `complex fate' of being an American: The African-American essayist and the quest for identity.

Autor: Angyal, Andrew J.
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Zdroj: CLA Journal; Sep93, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p64, 17p
Abstrakt: Argues that the theme of identity has made essay and autobiography the dominant modes of nonfiction prose among African-American writers. Question on identity being fundamental; Legacy of slavery, racism, and discrimination compounding the issue of identity; Self-acceptance lying at the heart of the quest for identity.
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