Wild Women in the Whirlwind: Afra-American Culture and the Contemporary Literary Renaissance

Contributor(s): Braxton, Joanne M (Editor), McLaughlin, Andree Nicola (Editor), Braxton, Joanne M (Contribution by), McLaughlin, Andree Nicola (Contribution by), Smith, Barbara (Contribution by), McKay, Nellie (Contribution by), Harrison, Daphne (Contribution by), Lorde, Audre (Foreword by), Davis, Angela (Contribution by), Jordan, June (Contribution by), Joseph, Gloria (Contribution by), Curtis, David (Contribution by), Gates, Henry (Contribution by), Fehrenbach, Robert (Contribution by), Young, Billie (Contribution by), Latortue, Regine (Contribution by), Hernton, Calvin (Contribution by), Gabbin, Joanne (Contribution by), Omolade, Barbara (Contribution by), Lewis, Vashti (Contribution by), Christian, Barbara (Contribution by), Chandler, Zala (Contribution by), Byrd, Rudolph (Contribution by), Chinsole (Contribution by), Jackson, Gale (Contribution by)

ISBN: 9780813514420

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Binding Types:

Paperback

$39.95

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$52.90 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$51.70 (100+ copies: $50.95)

List/retail price:

$39.95

Pub Date: December 1, 1989

Dewey: 810.99287

LCCN: 89030380

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.34" H x 8.74" L x 5.91" W ( 1.50 lbs) 470 pages

BISAC Categories:

Literary Criticism | American | General

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Wild Women in the Whirlwind is the first book to explore the literary and cultural traditions of these writers and to locate their work within the history of black women - a history rich but neglected which the contributors illuminate with moving brilliance.