Arab-American and Muslim Writers (Multicultural Voices)
Arab-American and Muslim Writers discusses the authors from this rich heritage that have made lasting contributions to the American literary landscape. Authors such as Claire Messud, Mohja Kahf, Samuel Hazo, Malcolm X, Amiri Baraka, and Kahlil Gibran are among the many profiled in this new offering, which also covers the now-canonical works frequently assigned in classrooms today.
Hispanic-American Writers discusses the Hispanic-American authors and their indispensable works that have made lasting contributions to literature, including Rudolfo Anaya, Sandra Cisneros, Julia Alvarez, Junot Díaz, Esmeralda Santiago, Oscar Hijuelos, Cristina Garcia, and Ernesto Quiñóne
African-American authors have added their voices to the American literary tapestry through riveting works. African-American Writers discusses the established authors and newly emerging voices that have made lasting contributions to American literature. Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Ernest J. Gaines, Walter Dean Myers, Alice Walker, August Wilson, Charles Johnson, and Gloria Naylor are profiled along with their indispensable works that are commonly assigned in classrooms today.
Native American Writers covers the established and newly emerging authors who have made significant contributions to American literature. Sherman Alexie, Michael Dorris, Louise Erdrich, Joy Harjo, Rigoberta Menchú, N. Scott Momaday, Carter Curtis Revard, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gerald Vizenor, and James Welch are profiled with their essential works commonly assigned in today's classrooms
Voices of Russian Literature presents in-depth interviews with ten of the most interesting figures writing in Russian today. These figures range from established authors such as Andrei Bitov and Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, who began their careers in the post-Stalinist thaw of the 1950s, to newcomers like Viktor Pelevin, hailed as one of the most original writers of the present era. This collection offers an insider's account of the fate of Russian literature over the past four decades.
