From Harlem to Paris: Black American Writers in France, 1840-1980
- ISBN-10
- 0252063643
- ISBN-13
- 9780252063640
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 358
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Author
- Michel Fabre
Description
Black American Writers in France, 1840-1980; 'The list of individuals profiled in this thoughtful, eye-opening study is a veritable who's who of black America literature...By discussing the effects of both world wars and the ideologies of the Harlem Renaissance, the French Negritude movement, and Black Power in Paris, Fabre enriches our understanding of black history, culture, and art on both sides of the Atlantic.'
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