Black Writers Abroad: A Study of Black American Writers in Europe and Africa / Edition 1

by Robert Coles

Overview

Originally published in 1999 Black Writers Abroad puts forward the theory that African American literature was born, partially within the context of a people and its writers who lived, for the most part, in slavery and bondage prior to the Civil War. It is an in-depth study of black American writers who, left the United States as expatriates. The book discusses the people that left, where they went, why they left and why they did or did not return, from the nineteenth century to the twentieth century. It seeks to explain the impact exile had upon these authors’ literary work and careers, as well as upon African American literary history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138389571
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/28/2020
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: African American Literature
Pages:	188
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Escape From Slavery 3. Black Abolitionists in Great Britain 4. Emigration 5. Expatriates and the New Negro 6. The French Scene 7. Black American Writers in Ghana During the Nkrumah Era 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

Examines the African American writers who left the U.S. in the 19th and 20th centuries as exiles or expatriates, why they left, where they went, and whether or not they returned. It discusses what impact exile had on their literary work and careers as well as on African American literary history. The text puts forth the idea that this literature was partially born within the context of a people and its writers who lived, for the most part, in slavery and bondage and thus were encouraged to write about their experiences from the viewpoint of exile. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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