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This annotated bibliography lists all the journal articles, book chapters, and reviews on African American writers published in Japan between 1927 and 1993. The introduction provides an overview of the critical reception of African American literature in Japan from the 1927 monograph on Booker T. Washington to a special session ("Today's African American Women Writers") at the 64th annual meeting of the English Literary Association of Japan in 1992. Also included is a list of Japanese translations of works by African American writers including such genres as novel, short story, poetry, essay, memoir, biography, and autobiography.
Info autore
The Editors: Toru Kiuchi, Associate Professor of English at Nihon University in Japan, is the editor of
A Bibliography of African American Literature, the Japanese version of this bibliography.
Robert J. Butler, Professor of English at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, is the author of
Native Son: The Emergence of a New Black Hero and
Contemporary African American Fiction: The Open Journey. He is also the editor of
The Critical Response to Richard Wright. Yoshinobu Hakutani, Professor of English at Kent State University in Ohio, is the author or editor of many books, including
Richard Wright and Racial Discourse; Critical Essays on Richard Wright; Haiku: This Other World by Richard Wright; and
The City in African-American Literature.
Relazione
"This comprehensive and thoroughly annotated bibliography retraces the critical reception of African American literature in Japan from 1927 to 1993 and offers an insightful, detailed panorama of the international reverberations of African American writing. This initiative and patient work of a trio of well-known specialists must be commended - it is an important step in intercultural studies." (Michel Fabre, Professor Emeritus of English, Sorbonne, Paris, France)
"Readers already aware of the compelling interest overseas in African American writers will find this bibliography both essential and exemplary. It is a necessary addition to every researcher's library, because it identifies and annotates every instance of the Japanese engagement with African American literature from 1927 to 1993. The book is commendable in that its exhaustive presentation of information represents a devoted service to scholarship that we hope will inspire companion works further documenting the global attraction of African American writing." (John M. Reilly, Professor of English, Howard University, Washington, DC.)
