| Conversations with Amiri Baraka Contributor(s): Reilly, Charlie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0878056874 ISBN-13: 9780878056873 Publisher: University Press of Mississippi OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1994 Annotation: Collections of interviews with notable modern writers |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 818.540 |
| LCCN: 93043532 |
| Series: Literary Conversations |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.12" W x 9.03" (1.05 lbs) 292 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of interviews with Amiri Baraka, the former LeRoi Jones and a key figure in the worldwide black liberation movement, provides an extraordinary insight not only into African American literature but also into the turmoil and passions of the "black experience" during the second half of the twentieth century. As they offer an understanding of the political turbulence of his times, these interviews provide special insights into Baraka's works, his anger, and his career. Not only does Baraka criticize and explain his most celebrated works, but also his comments supply a rich context for understanding the African American experience. Throughout these candid conversations Baraka maintains his belief in the firm alliance of art and social criticism. "To me, social commentary and art cannot be divorced. Art and life are the same: art comes out of life, art is a reflection of life, art is life." Here is a collection that contains nearly all of the major interviews this poet, |