Title: Understanding Gloria Naylor
First published: 1999
Description: "Understanding Gloria Naylor introduces readers to the literal and mythical places, recurring characters, and rich literary allusions that distinguish Naylor's award-winning fiction. Margaret Earley Whitt offers a thorough introduction to Naylor's first five novels, underscoring the passion with which Naylor writes about women living on the margins of their communities.

Whitt discloses how Naylor tells the stories of these women on multiple levels and how she helps readers see that all heroines live a life of significance."--BOOK JACKET. "Tracing Naylor's development of the theme of black community, especially among women, Whitt shows how characters move from poverty and isolation to a place where they transcend the racism and sexism that constrict their lives."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: African Americans in literature, African American women in literature, Criticism and interpretation, Women and literature, History, Noires americaines dans la litterature, Femmes et litterature, Histoire, General, American, LITERARY CRITICISM, Critique et interpretation, Noirs americains dans la litterature, Women authors, American literature, women authors, Critique et interprétation, Femmes et littérature, Noires américaines dans la littérature, Noirs américains dans la littérature, American Literature, English, Languages & Literatures
Places: United States
People: Gloria Naylor
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: PS3564.A895 Z96 1999