Annotations
John Keene
(Author)
Description
An experimental first novel of poem-like compression, Annotations has a great deal to say about growing up Black in St. Louis. Reminiscent of Jean Toomer's Cane, the book is in part a meditation on African-American autobiography. Keene explores questions of identity from many angles--from race to social class to sexuality (gay and straight). Employing all manner of textual play and rhythmic and rhetorical maneuvers, he (re)creates his life story as a jazz fugue-in-words.Product Details
Price
$12.95
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publish Date
October 17, 1995
Pages
96
Dimensions
5.27 X 8.01 X 0.28 inches | 0.25 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780811213042
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About the Author
John Keene is a former member of the Dark Room Writers Collective, a graduate fellow of Cave Canem, and the recipient of many awards and fellowships--including a MacArthur Genius Award, the Windham-Campbell Prize, and the Whiting Foundation Prize for fiction. Keene teaches at Rutgers.