African American mystery writers
Subtitle: a historical and thematic study
By: Frankie Y. Bailey.
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers; McFarland; McFarland & Company
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780786433391
Subjects: American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism; Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism; American fiction -- Themes, motives; African Americans -- Intellectual life; Popular literature -- United States -- History and criticism; African Americans in literature
Description: "This book examines works of African American mystery writers within the social and historical contexts of African American literature on crime and justice. Chapters cover the movement by Black authors from slave narratives and antebellum newspapers to fiction writing; the transition from early genre writers to protest writers of the 1940s and 1950s"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.