Erotique Noire/Black Erotica - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0385423098 ISBN 13: 9780385423090

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1992

Synopsis

A collective work of art whose time has come. Of lasting value for all lovers of literature and the erotic, this is a glorious, groundbreaking celebration of black sensuality, including works by Alice Walker, Ntozake Shange, and many more.

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About the Author

Miriam Decosta-Willis taught at LeMoyne–Owen College, George Mason University, University of Maryland, and Memphis State University. Her published works include Daughters of the Diaspora: Afra-Hispanic Writers, Notable Black Memphians, and Singular Like a Bird. She studied at Wellesley College and Johns Hopkins University.

Reginald Martin received his MFA from Norwich University and his PhD from University of Tulsa. His academic focus is on composition and African-American literary theory. His published works include A Deeper Shade: The Best in Black Erotica and Everybody Know What Time It Is. He teaches at the University of Memphis.

Roseann P. Bell received her PhD from Emory University. Her published works include Sturdy Black Bridges: Visions of Black Women in Literature and Erotique Noire/Black Erotica.

From Library Journal

The editors are to be congratulated for amassing a collection of erotica worthy in its own right because of the writers showcased, among them Alice Walker, Chester Himes, Gloria Naylor, Jewelle Gomez, Charles Blockson, Audre Lorde, and Essex Hemphill. Coverage is not limited to African American writers but includes African, Caribbean American, and Latin American writers, whether straight or gay, of prose, poetry, or fiction. For some authors, this anthology features their first piece of erotic writing. Readers will be familiar with other selections, for example, Lorde's "Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power." As a whole, this book successfully challenges stereotypical notions about black erotica and serves up delightful sexual tidbits for just about everyone's taste.
-Faye A. Chadwell, Univ. of South Carolina Lib., Columbia
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0385423098
• ISBN 13: 9780385423090
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 496
• Editor: Decosta-Willis Miriam, Martin Reginald, Bell Roseann P.