Annotations - John Keene
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An experimental first novel of poem-like compression, Annotations has a great deal to say about growing up Black in St. Louis. Reminiscent of Jean Toomer's Cane, the book is in part a meditation on African-American autobiography. Keene explores questions of identity from many angles-from race to social class to sexuality (gay and straight). Employing all manner of textual play and rhythmic and rhetorical ma ... Täydellinen kuvaus
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An experimental first novel of poem-like compression, Annotations has a great deal to say about growing up Black in St. Louis. Reminiscent of Jean Toomer's Cane, the book is in part a meditation on African-American autobiography. Keene explores questions of identity from many angles-from race to social class to sexuality (gay and straight). Employing all manner of textual play and rhythmic and rhetorical maneuvers, he (re)creates his life story as a jazz fugue-in-words.
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| Kirjoittaja | John Keene |
|---|---|
| Julkaisija | New Directions Publishing Corporation |
| Series | New Directions Paperbook |
| Julkaisuvuosi | 1995 |
| Kannen tyyppi | Pehmeäkantinen |
| EAN | 9780811213042 |