Odysseys Home: Mapping African-Canadian Literature
- ISBN-10
- 0802043763
- ISBN-13
- 9780802043764
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 491
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Heritage
- Author
- George Elliott Clarke
Description
Governor General's Award-winning author George Elliott Clarke identifies African-Canadian literature's distinguishing characteristics, argues its relevance to both African Diasporic and Canadian Studies and critiques several of its key creators and texts.
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