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Author Dussere, Erik, 1968-

Title Balancing the books : Faulkner, Morrison, and the economies of slavery / Erik Dussere
Published New York : Routledge, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 161 pages)
Series Literary criticism and cultural theory
Literary criticism and cultural theory.
Contents Balancing the books -- Accounting for slavery: the narrative of the ledger -- Grave marks: the return of the unaccounted -- "You want my life?": the debts of history -- Figures in blood: closed communities and free markets. -- Go down, Moses -- The bluest eye -- Sula -- Beloved -- Absalom, Absalom! -- Intruder in the dust -- Song of Solomon -- Tar baby -- Paradise -- Tight in August -- Jazz
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-158) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Characters -- African Americans
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Characters -- Slaves
Morrison, Toni -- Characters -- Slaves
SUBJECT Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 fast
Morrison, Toni fast
Morrison, Toni -- Gestalten. idsbb
Morrison, Toni -- Motiv -- Sklaverei. idsbb
Faulkner, William -- Gestalten. idsbb
Faulkner, William -- Motiv -- Sklaverei. idsbb
Faulkner, William, (1897-1962) -- Personnages. ram
Morrison, Toni, (1931- ...) -- Personnages. ram
Faulkner, William. swd
Morrison, Toni. swd
Subject Literature and society -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
African Americans in literature.
Slavery in literature.
Racism in literature.
Race in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
African Americans in literature
Literature
Literature and society
Race in literature
Racism in literature
Slavery in literature
Sklaverei Motiv
Roman
Esclavage -- Dans la littérature.
Race -- Dans la littérature.
SUBJECT Southern States -- In literature
Subject Southern States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781136711770
1136711775