Freedom in this village
twenty-five years of black gay men's writing, 1979 to the present
1st Carroll & Graf ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Harris, E. Lynn - Contributor
Publication
2005 - Carroll & Graf, New York, N.Y, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
115,250 words, Guess
Page Count
461 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL17208818M
- ISBN-139780786713875
- ISBN-100786713879
- OCLC Control Number57028432
- Library of Congress Control Number2007299248
and 2 more
- Goodreads1231812
- LibraryThing1602531
Classifications
- LCCPS509.H57 F74 2005
Description
Freedom in This Village charts for the first time ever the innovative course of black gay male literature of the past 25 years. Starting in 1979 with the publication of James Baldwin's final novel, Just Above My Head, then on to the radical writings of the 1980s, the breakthrough successes of the 1990s, and up to today's new works, editor E. Lynn Harris collects 47 sensational stories, poems, novel excerpts, and essays. Authors featured include Samuel R. Delany, Essex Hemphill, Melvin Dixon, Marlon Riggs, Assotto Saint, Larry Duplechan, Reginald Shepherd, Carl Phillips, Keith Boykin, Randall Kenan, Thomas Glave, James Earl Hardy, Darieck Scott, Gary Fisher, Bruce Morrow, John Keene, G. Winston James, Bil Wright, Robert Reid Pharr, Brian Keith Jackson, as well as an array of exciting new and established writers.
Description
"A ground-breaking achievement, Freedom in the Village charts the innovative course of black gay male literature from 1979 forward. Starting with the publication of James Baldwin's final novel, Just Above My Head - the book that marked the end of the pre-Stonewall era of black literature - then on to the breakthrough works of the 1990s and up to the present day, editor E. Lynn Harris collects forty-seven works."--Jacket.
Subjects
Topics
Genres
- Literary collections
Other Editions
- Freedom in this village: twenty-five years of black gay men's writing, 1979 to the present
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