The Radical Fiction of Ann Petry

by Keith Clark

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This welcome study delivers a long-overdue analysis of the works of Ann Petry (1908-1997), a major mid-twentieth-century African American author. Primarily known as the sole female member of the Wright School of Social Protest, Petry has been most recognized for her 1946 novel The Street, about a woman's struggle to raise her son in a hardscrabble Harlem neighborhood. Keith Clark moves beyond assessments of Petry as a sort of literary descendent...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0807150665

ISBN13:9780807150665

Release Date:June 2013

Publisher:LSU Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.7" x 8.6"

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