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The Conjure Woman

Charles W. Chesnutt

Maison d'édition: Interactive Media

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Synopsis

The novella, The Conjure Woman, penned by Charles W. Chesnutt, is a groundbreaking work of African-American literature that explores the intersections between folklore and race within a post-Reconstruction Southern context. Through its utilization of both vernacular dialect and literary convention, the text makes evident the culturally situated nature of storytelling within an oppressive racial paradigm.
Disponible depuis: 20/01/2023.
Longueur d'impression: 146 pages.

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