Caribbean Waves: Relocating Claude McKay and Paule Marshall (Blacks in the Diaspora)

By Heather Hathaway

"Considering two prominent African Caribbean immigrant authors who lived in the U.S., Hathaway provides a thought-provoking volume... " --Choice This study investigates the lives and writings of two of the most prominent African Caribbean immigrant authors in the United States, Claude McKay (1890-1948) and Paule Marshall (b. 1929). Although both writers traditionally have been studied within the realm of African American literature, their works are significantly shaped by their backgrounds as Caribbean immigrants.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253335698
• ISBN13: 9780253335692
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.9" x 6.1"