Postmodern Tales of Slavery in the Americas : From Alejo Carpentier to Charles Johnson

by Timothy J. Cox

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Format Hardback or Cased Book

Book Series Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory

ISBN-10 0815338538

ISBN-13 9780815338536

Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Nov 29th, 2000

Print length 174 Pages

Weight 354 grams

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This study analyzes the postmodern aesthetics common to seven tales of slavery from the USA, Martinique and Guadeloupe, Cuba and Columbia. The texts range from Alejo Carpentier's "El reino de este mundo" (1949) to Toni Morrison's "Beloved" (1987).

Unlike 19th century slave narratives, many recent novel-like texts about slavery deploy ironic narrative strategies, innovative structural features, and playful cruelty. This study analyzes the postmodern aesthetics common to seven tales of slavery from the United States, Martinique, and Guadeloupe, Cuba, abd Colombia from authors including Alejo Carpentier, Miguel Barnet, Toni Morrison, and Charles Johnson.

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