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The Conjure Woman

Charles W. Chesnutt

Publisher: Interactive Media

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Summary

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.
Available since: 01/20/2023.
Print length: 146 pages.

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