The Absent Man: The Narrative Craft of Charles W. Chesnutt

(1998)
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Addressing the full range of Chesnutt's (1858-1932) short fiction, including the sixteen works collected in The Conjure Woman and The Wife of His Youth, Duncan (English, Peace College, Raleigh, North Carolina) addresses the relationship between Chesnutt's thematic designs and his sophisticated narrative presentations as well as the central role played by race in his short fiction. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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