This Companion presents new essays covering the one hundred and fifty year history of the African American novel.

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This book brings together leading scholars to examine slavery in American literature from the eighteenth century to the present day.

A comprehensive 2011 guide to the genres, historical contexts, cultural diversity and major authors of American fiction since the Second World War.

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