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OverviewEthnic Modernism and the Making of US Multiculturalism in which ethnic literary modernists of the 1930s play a crucial role. Focusing on the remarkable careers of four ethnic fiction writers of the 1930s (Younghill Kang, D'Arcy McNickle, Zora Neale Hurston, and Américo Paredes) Sorensen presents a new view of the history of multicultural literature in the U.S. The first part of the book situates these authors within the modernist era to provide an alternative, multicultural vision of American modernism. The second part examines the complex reception histories of these authors' works, showing how they have been claimed or rejected as ancestors for contemporary multiethnic writing. Combining the approaches of the new modernist studies and ethnic studies, the book. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Leif SorensenPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 2016 ed. ISBN: 9781349552047ISBN 10: 1349552046 Pages: 254 Publication Date: 18 August 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationLeif Sorensen is Assistant Professor of English at Colorado State University, USA. He has published articles in Modernism/Modernity, Contemporary Literature, MELUS, Genre, American Literature, and in a book collection on the work of Kathy Acker. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |