Bibliograph

African American mystery writers, a historical and thematic study, Frankie Y. Bailey

Type

Label

African American mystery writers, a historical and thematic study, Frankie Y. Bailey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-265) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

African American mystery writers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

231671360

Responsibility statement

Frankie Y. Bailey

Sub title

a historical and thematic study

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

pt. I. Early Black writers as crime reporters -- Naming the crime -- Early genre writers -- From Himes to Hip Hop -- pt. II. Modern African American mystery writers -- The sleuths and their worlds -- Place, crime, and community -- Victims and offenders -- Doing justice -- pt. III. Readers, writers, and scholars -- Readers and reading -- Writers and scholars speak -- Concluding thoughts: Worldviews in context -- App. A. Biographical information -- App. B. Books of post-1987 authors in the sample -- App. C. Nominations and awards -- App. D. Checklist of mystery/detective fiction, film and television -- App. E. Index to topics in the books in the sample -- App. F. Readers survey

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