A few months ago, I received an email from a colleague and mentor. In the email, he did as he always does, asked how I was doing and putting me first. He was reaching out to see if I had a copy or information about an image that he planned to use or reference in an upcoming book. I saw the email but didn’t … Read More Ciao Giovanni
+ anderson rouse, catherine adams, donna-lyn washington, frank yerby, gene andrew jarrett, guirdex masse, john lowe, katoya ellis fleming, oxford american, rediscovering frank yerby, Stephanie brown, the short stories of frank yerby, university press of mississippi, veronica watson
If you have been following my blog over the past few years, you have seen a lot of my work on Frank Yerby. That work has led to the publication of Rediscovering Frank Yerby: Critical Essays, a collection of essays that seeks to, as the title says, rediscover and reorient Yerby within the African American and American literary tradition. Pubisher’s Weekly review of the … Read More “Rediscovering Frank Yerby” Introduction
+ "theresa, a haytien tale", african american literature, american literature, caribbean literature, early american literature, freedom's journal, gothic literature, john lowe, unc press, victor sejour
Thirteen years before Victor Sejour’s “The Mulatto” (1841), S’s serialized story “Theresa, A Haytien Tale” (1828) appeared in the Freedom’s Journal between January 18 and February 15, 1828. Now, scholars believe that S’s story is the first short story by an African American author; however, there may be something else tucked away in a library, archive, or collection somewhere in the world. Whether or … Read More “Theresa, A Haytian Tale” and the “Tropical Sublime”
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