Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. xi, 177 pages : portrait; 25 cm.

Summary

1. "In each of her five novels, Gloria Naylor invites the reader to join her characters in their journeys to move beyond established boundaries and embrace an increasingly diverse society. With analyses of each work, this Critical Companion helps readers comprehend how Naylor successfully links the trials of her African American characters to the struggles of human beings at variance with seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
2. Insights into Naylor's own struggles and successes are provided in a biographical chapter, which incorporates fresh materials from a recent interview conducted for this book. Naylor's place within the larger framework of the African American narrative traditions is also considered in detail."--BOOK JACKET.

Series statement

1. Critical companions to popular contemporary writers, 1082-4979

Uniform title

1. Critical companions to popular contemporary writers.

Subject

1. Women and literature > United States > History > 20th century
2. African Americans in literature
3. African American women in literature
4. Naylor, Gloria > Criticism and interpretation

Contents

1. Series Foreword / Kathleen Gregory Klein -- 1. The Life of Gloria Naylor -- 2. Literary Heritage -- 3. The Women of Brewster Place (1982) -- 4. Linden Hills (1985) -- 5. Mama Day (1988) -- 6. Bailey's Cafe (1992) -- 7. The Men of Brewster Place (1998).

Owning institution

1. Columbia University Libraries

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-168) and index.