Step Into a World a Global Anthology of the New Black Literature
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publish date: 10/01/2000
Description:
From fiction writers, poets, journalists, and commentators, this absorbing anthology captures, for the first time, the new school of black writing, including established and award-winning authors like Junot Diaz, Edwidge Danticat, Danyel Smith, and Paul Beatty, as well as emerging voices from around the world. In addition to showcasing today's literary flowering, Step into a World provides a window into the crucial issues of contemporary black life, including racial and sexual identity, post-civil rights politics, and hip-hop culture. Compiled by critically acclaimed poet, journalist, and essayist Kevin Powell, this groundbreaking book is a revelation.
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