
-- Covers more than 1,400 of the most important authors who write in English -- Ranges from the author of Beowulf to present-day writers -- Includes writers in the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand -- Each volume covers approximately 12 authors and includes...

This volume provides biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on the twelve most significant modern black American fiction writers, including Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Chester Himes, Paule Marshall, Ann Petry, and John A. Williams. Included are...