Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction
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"Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction" is a landmark collection of short stories showcasing diverse voices and themes in late 20th-century Black American literature, edited by novelist Terry McMillan.
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Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing
Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing is a landmark 1968 collection of poetry, fiction, drama, and essays by Black writers that helped define the aesthetics, politics, and cultural vision of the Black Arts Movement.
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The Norton Anthology of African American Literature
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature is a widely used scholarly collection that surveys and contextualizes major works by African American writers from the eighteenth century to the present.
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In Love & Trouble: Stories of Black Women
In Love & Trouble: Stories of Black Women is a short story collection by Alice Walker that explores the lives, struggles, and resilience of Black women in the American South.
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The Power of Blackness
The Power of Blackness is a seminal work of literary criticism by Harry Levin that explores themes of darkness, evil, and the Gothic in major works of American literature.
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The Book of Night Women
The Book of Night Women is a historical novel by Jamaican author Marlon James that follows an enslaved woman’s coming of age amid a violent slave revolt on a Jamaican sugar plantation.
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Target entity: Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction Target entity description: "Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction" is a landmark collection of short stories showcasing diverse voices and themes in late 20th-century Black American literature, edited by novelist Terry McMillan.
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A.
Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing
Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing is a landmark 1968 collection of poetry, fiction, drama, and essays by Black writers that helped define the aesthetics, politics, and cultural vision of the Black Arts Movement.
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B.
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature is a widely used scholarly collection that surveys and contextualizes major works by African American writers from the eighteenth century to the present.
-
C.
In Love & Trouble: Stories of Black Women
In Love & Trouble: Stories of Black Women is a short story collection by Alice Walker that explores the lives, struggles, and resilience of Black women in the American South.
-
D.
The Power of Blackness
The Power of Blackness is a seminal work of literary criticism by Harry Levin that explores themes of darkness, evil, and the Gothic in major works of American literature.
-
E.
The Book of Night Women
The Book of Night Women is a historical novel by Jamaican author Marlon James that follows an enslaved woman’s coming of age amid a violent slave revolt on a Jamaican sugar plantation.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Terry McMillan bibliography
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Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction
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