Dorothy West's Paradise : A Biography of Class and Color.
Title:
Dorothy West's Paradise : A Biography of Class and Color.
Author:
Sherrard-Johnson, Cherene.
ISBN:
9780813552248
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (243 pages)
Contents:
Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A "Legend of Oak Bluffs" -- Chapter 2. Childhood Sketches -- Chapter 3. Dorothy West's "Typewriter" -- Chapter 4. To Russia with Love -- Chapter 5. New Challenges -- Chapter 6. The Living Is Easy -- Chapter 7. Cottager's Corner -- Chapter 8. Two Weddings -- Coda. "Winter on Martha's Vineyard" -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Abstract:
Dorothy West's Paradise captures the scope of the author's long life and career, reading it alongside the unique cultural geography of Oak Bluffs and its history as an elite African American enclave-a place that West envisioned both as a separatist refuge and as a space for interracial contact. An essential book for both fans of West's fiction and students of race, class, and American women's lives, Dorothy West's Paradise offers an intimate biography of an important author and a privileged glimpse into the society that shaped her work.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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