John Oliver Killens: A Life of Black Literary Activism
Autor Keith Gilyarden Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 oct 2011
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Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary_award (2011), Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award (2011)
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780820340319
ISBN-10: 0820340316
Pagini: 456
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.55 kg
Editura: University of Georgia Press
ISBN-10: 0820340316
Pagini: 456
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.55 kg
Editura: University of Georgia Press
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John Oliver Killens's politically charged novels "And Then We Heard the Thunder" and "The Cotillion; or One Good Bull Is Half the Herd," were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. His works of fiction and nonfiction, the most famous of which is his novel "Youngblood," have been translated into more than a dozen languages. An influential novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and teacher, he was the founding chair of the Harlem Writers Guild and mentored a generation of black writers at Fisk, Howard, Columbia, and elsewhere. Killens is recognized as the spiritual father of the Black Arts Movement. In this first major biography of Killens, Keith Gilyard examines the life and career of the man who was perhaps the premier African American writer-activist from the 1950s to the 1980s.
Gilyard extends his focus to the broad boundaries of Killens's times and literary achievement--from the Old Left to the Black Arts Movement and beyond. Figuring prominently in these pages are the many important African American artists and political figures connected to the author from the 1930s to the 1980s--W. E. B. Du Bois, Paul Robeson, Alphaeus Hunton, Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Harry Belafonte, and Maya Angelou, among others.
John Oliver Killens's politically charged novels "And Then We Heard the Thunder" and "The Cotillion; or One Good Bull Is Half the Herd," were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. His works of fiction and nonfiction, the most famous of which is his novel "Youngblood," have been translated into more than a dozen languages. An influential novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and teacher, he was the founding chair of the Harlem Writers Guild and mentored a generation of black writers at Fisk, Howard, Columbia, and elsewhere. Killens is recognized as the spiritual father of the Black Arts Movement. In this first major biography of Killens, Keith Gilyard examines the life and career of the man who was perhaps the premier African American writer-activist from the 1950s to the 1980s.
Gilyard extends his focus to the broad boundaries of Killens's times and literary achievement--from the Old Left to the Black Arts Movement and beyond. Figuring prominently in these pages are the many important African American artists and political figures connected to the author from the 1930s to the 1980s--W. E. B. Du Bois, Paul Robeson, Alphaeus Hunton, Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Harry Belafonte, and Maya Angelou, among others.
Recenzii
"Gilyard's affection and admiration for his subject shine through his words withour falling into hero worship. This book certainly deserves consideration for college Black Studies courses, as well as a place in any African American Studies library collection."-- "Gilyard's affection and admiration for his subject shine through his words without falling into hero worship. This book certainly deserves consideration for college Black Studies courses, as well as a place in any African American Studies library collection." --"ForeWord Reviews"
"John Oliver Killens is a genius of the South, and Keith Gilyard has honored this youngblood, civil rights and union activist, novelist, dramatist, and screenwriter in a superb biography. Gilyard's engaging written voice draws us into a dramatic and important life, and his deep commitment to the highest standards of research inspires our trust and admiration. John Oliver Killens ably documents and brings to life the yearnings and accomplishments of a major figure in our national literature."--Rudolph P. Byrd, Goodrich C. White Professor of American Studies, Emory University
"I congratulate Keith Gilyard for bringing to life, in the pages of this absorbing book, a figure of genuine importance who certainly deserves a full-scale biography."--Arnold Rampersad, author of "Ralph Ellison: A Biography"
"Gilyard's affection and admiration for his subject shine through his words without falling into hero worship. This book certainly deserves consideration for college Black Studies courses, as well as a place in any African American Studies library collection."--"ForeWord Reviews"
"John Oliver Killens is a genius of the South, and Keith Gilyard has honored this youngblood, civil rights and union activist, novelist, dramatist, and screenwriter in a superb biography. Gilyard's engaging written voice draws us into a dramatic and important life, and his deep commitment to the highest standards of research inspires our trust and admiration. John Oliver Killens ably documents and brings to life the yearnings and accomplishments of a major figure in our national literature."--Rudolph P. Byrd, Goodrich C. White Professor of American Studies, Emory University
"I congratulate Keith Gilyard for bringing to life, in the pages of this absorbing book, a figure of genuine importance who certainly deserves a full-scale biography."--Arnold Rampersad, author of "Ralph Ellison: A Biography"
"Gilyard's affection and admiration for his subject shine through his words without falling into hero worship. This book certainly deserves consideration for college Black Studies courses, as well as a place in any African American Studies library collection."--"ForeWord Reviews"
Premii
- Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary_award Honor Book, 2011
- Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Nominee, 2011