The Radical Fiction of Ann Petry

by Keith Clark

This welcome study delivers a long-overdue analysis of the works of Ann Petry (1908-1997), a major mid-twentieth-century African American author. Primarily known as the sole female member of the Wright School of Social Protest, Petry has been most recognized for her 1946 novel The Street, about a woman's struggle to raise her son in a hardscrabble Harlem neighborhood. Keith Clark moves beyond assessments of Petry as a sort of literary descendent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807150665
• ISBN13: 9780807150665
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.6"