Depictions of Home in African American Literature - Paperback

by Trudier Harris (Author)

This book studies fictional homespaces in African American literature from those set in the time of slavery to modern urban configurations of the homespace. The author examines the factors that influence homespaces in African American literature and analyzes why African American writers often portray troubling and dysfunctional homespaces.

Author Biography

Trudier Harris is University Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of English at the University of Alabama.