Awards

• Short-listed for Agatha Awards (Nonfiction) 2008
• Short-listed for Anthony Awards (Critical Nonfiction) 2009
• Short-listed for Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Critical/Biographical) 2009
• Winner of Macavity Award (Nonfiction) 2009

Overview

This ambitious study examines the works of modern African American mystery writers within the social and historical contexts of African American literature on crime and justice. It begins with a historical overview that describes the movement by African American authors from slave narratives and antebellum newspapers into fiction writing, the work of early genre writers, such as Pauline Hopkins and Rudolph Fisher, the protest writers of the 1940s and 1950s, and the authors who followed in the 1960s. The historical section concludes with a discussion of works by late twentieth-century writers such as Toni Morrison and Ernest Gaines and the expansion of the audience for works by African American writers.The heart of the book is an analysis of works by modern African American mystery writers, focusing on sleuths, the social locations of crime, victims and offenders, the notion of 'doing justice', and the role of African American cultural vernacular in mystery fiction. A final section focuses on readers and reading, examining African American mystery writers access to the marketplace and the issue of the 'double audience' raised by earlier writers. It includes the results of an online survey of mystery readers and presents interviews with a cross-section of African American mystery writers and academic scholars.

Full Product Details

Author:   Frankie Y. Bailey, Ph.D.
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780786433391

ISBN 10:   0786433396
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   28 February 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  Adult education ,  General ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Reviews

"Winner, Macavity Award--Mystery Readers International Finalist, Edgar Award--Mystery Writers of America Finalist, Anthony Award--Bouchercon World Mystery Convention Finalist, Agatha Award--Malice Domestic Mystery Convention ""Engagingly written...an important addition""--Mystery Scene ""Ms. Bailey's depth of knowledge on the subject is staggering""--Scarlet ""Frankie Bailey knows a thing or two about crime writing""--Times Union (Albany, NY)"

engagingly written...an important addition <i>Mystery Scene</i>; Ms. Bailey s depth of knowledge on the subject is staggering <i>Scarlet</i>; Frankie Bailey knows a thing or two about crime writing <i>timesunion.com.</i>

engagingly written...an important addition --<i>Mystery Scene</i>; Ms. Bailey's depth of knowledge on the subject is staggering --<i>Scarlet</i>; Frankie Bailey knows a thing or two about crime writing --<i>timesunion.com.</i>

Author Information

Frankie Y. Bailey is an associate professor in the University at Albany's School of Criminal Justice. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America and currently serves as the secretary and a director-at-large of the Board of Directors. She is also a member of Sisters in Crime and of Romance Writers of America.

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