Cross-cultural visions in African American literature
Subtitle: West meets East
By: edited by Yoshinobu Hakutani
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780230113411
Subjects: East and West in literature; African American authors; Cultural fusion in literature; Intellectual life; History and criticism; American literature; African Americans
Description: The most influential East-West artistic, cultural, and literary exchange that has taken place in modern and postmodern times was the reading and writing of haiku. Richard Wright wrote over four thousand haiku, Alice Walker's work reflects her affinity for Zen philosophy, and Ishmael Reed's work includes a discussion of Eastern thought. Here, esteemed contributors investigate the impact of Eastern philosophy and religion on African American writers from Richard Wright to Ralph Ellison to Ishmael Reed and Charles Johnson, offering a fresh field of literary inquiry.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.