Places important topics in context so that readers will understand the connection between black history and the sweep of America's story. This volume covers African American literature.

Covers American authors from many periods and genres, building a broad understanding of the various contexts - from the biographical to the literary to the historical - in which literature can be viewed.

"Since the 18th century, African Americans have been contributing important works to American literature. However, their writing has been treated differently than those produced by white authors. Readers discover the challenges black authors have faced in having their work published and being taken seriously by critics and readers alike. Engaging sidebars and detailed photographs augment this comprehensive overview of the racism that still persists...

Examines the relationship between the political/social climate during which books were written and the works themselves. This volume focuses on major fiction, poetry and nonfiction from Latin America.

"In the aftermath of World War II, Ichiro, a Japanese American, returns home to Seattle to make a new start after two years in an internment camp and two years in prison for refusing to be drafted."--

"Dancer Dawkins is a swift-footed, weed-smoking football stud. Her lover, Jessica, left their place in Los Angeles to join a Napa Valley cult, where she believes she has found salvation. Willie Gutherie, the cigar-smoking, self-proclaimed California Kid, collides with Dancer in San Francisco, and the two join forces to liberate Jessica from the clutches of cult leader Fatin Satin Aspen. Willyce Kim's campy, women-centered Western novel is a celebration...

"Traveler of the Wind is set in the aftermath of the Shining Path years in Peru, bringing into perspective how violent histories can continue to haunt a person and a country, and the lengths to which individuals will go to seek redemption. The Spanish edition of the novel, La viajera del viento, was published by Planeta Peru in 2016. It is the last installment in Alonso Cueto's Redención trilogy covering the time after Peru's civil war. Specifically,...

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Machado de Assis.

Here are some of the most powerful and enchanting works by this renowned Southern author, contrasting grace and old-world charm with a new generation.

Provides classics of American literature. Covers numerous works, including novels, short story and poem series, plays, long poems, autobiographies, and nonfiction pieces.