1st Edition
Balancing the Books Faulkner, Morrison and the Economies of Slavery
By Erik Dussere
Copyright 2003
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
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Balancing the Books represents a sophisticated examination of the ongoing engagement of American literature with the economies of slavery through the works of William Faulkner and Toni Morrison. Both Faulkner and Morrison write about the relationship between race, identity, and history, and about how the legacies of slavery linger in the lives and actions of their characters, although the... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Accounting for Slavery; Chapter 3 Grave Marks; Chapter 4 You Want My Life?; Chapter 5 Figures in Blood
Biography
Erik Dussere
"Balancing the Books is an important and evocative book, that we can especially appreciate in the aftermath of enron." -- Novel, Richard Pearce
