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Understanding Charles Johnson (Understanding Contemporary American Literature)
Gary Storhoff
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Description for Understanding Charles Johnson (Understanding Contemporary American Literature)
Hardcover. A critical introduction to the fiction of Charles Johnson. In addition to providing a biographical sketch, Gary Storhoff analyzes Johnson's four novels and two volumes of short stories. Storhoff explains how philosophical and religious orientations differentiate Johnson's writings and challenge his readers. Series: Understanding Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 367.
Understanding Charles Johnson offers a critical introduction to the fiction of one of the most highly acclaimed contemporary writers and the first African American male since Ralph Ellison to win the National Book Award, which Johnson received in 1990 for Middle Passage. In addition to providing a biographical sketch, Gary Storhoff analyzes Johnson's four novels and two volumes of short stories. Describing his body of work as unique in American fiction, Storhoff explains how philosophical and religious orientations differentiate Johnson's writings and challenge his readers. Storhoff explores the merging of Johnson's philosophical and spiritual interests with his concern for African ... Read more
Understanding Charles Johnson offers a critical introduction to the fiction of one of the most highly acclaimed contemporary writers and the first African American male since Ralph Ellison to win the National Book Award, which Johnson received in 1990 for Middle Passage. In addition to providing a biographical sketch, Gary Storhoff analyzes Johnson's four novels and two volumes of short stories. Describing his body of work as unique in American fiction, Storhoff explains how philosophical and religious orientations differentiate Johnson's writings and challenge his readers. Storhoff explores the merging of Johnson's philosophical and spiritual interests with his concern for African ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
Series
Understanding Contemporary American Literature
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
South Carolina, United States
ISBN
9781570035623
SKU
V9781570035623
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About Gary Storhoff
Gary Storhoff is an associate professor of English at the Stamford Campus of the University of Connecticut. He has published widely on American and African American literature in such journals as the African American Review, Style, MELUS, and the Faulkner Journal. Storhoff lives in Danbury, Connecticut.
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