{"product_id":"directions-home-george-elliott-clarke-9780802091536","title":"Directions Home: Approaches to African-Canadian Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe latest work from pioneering scholar George Elliott Clarke, \u003cem\u003eDirections Home\u003c\/em\u003e is the most comprehensive analysis of African-Canadian texts and writers to date. Building on the discoveries of his critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eOdysseys Home\u003c\/em\u003e, Clarke passionately analyses the beautiful complexities and haunting conundrums of this important body of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDirections Home\u003c\/em\u003e explores the trajectories and tendencies of African-Canadian literature within the Canadian canon and the socio-cultural traditions of the African Diaspora. Clarke showcases the importance of little-known texts, including church histories and slave narratives, and offers studies of autobiography, crime and punishment, jazz poetics, and musical composition. The collection also includes studies of significant contemporary writers such as George Boyd and Dionne Brand, and trailblazing African-Canadian intellectuals like A.B. Walker and Anna Minerva Henderson. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its national, bilingual, and historical perspectives, \u003cem\u003eDirections Home\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential guide to African-Canadian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Elliott Clarke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802091539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802091536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 7.00w x 1.10d","brand":"George Elliott Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49096734343423,"sku":"9780802091536","price":124.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/directions-home-george-elliott-clarke-9780802091536","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}