Includes bibliographical references (pages 1027-1060) and indexes.

This new, second edition of Notable African American Writers documents the ever-growing African American literary tradition, highlighting African Americans who wrote centuries ago, as well as modern storytellers whose work reflects the changing global landscape. Readers will explore what inspired various African-American writers to create poems, plays, short stories, novels, essays, opinion pieces and numerous other works, and how those writers contributed to American culture. From autobiography to young adult fiction, these volumes provide an overview and more in-depth context of each author's biography and literary career as well as a ready-reference listing of his or her major works in all genres. In the decade and a half since the publication of the first edition, African American literature became an even more vibrant part of the American literary tradition than it had already been. Some writers who had previously established themselves as major figures, such as Toni Morrison, con­tinued to be impressively productive, while new writers who were very little known at the time of the first edition’s publication have now established themselves as important authors in their own right.,Provided by publisher