Who's your favorite black/African author?
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Who's your favorite black/African author?
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She was the first person to pop into my head when I read the question! I love Americanah!
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I second all of this. Beloved was so emotionally powerful; the teacher had to add an extra day of discussion on the main event that guides the narrative. My classmates who came from larger families were especially unnerved by some of the issues it brought up.Sneha_K27 wrote: ↑18 Jun 2018, 01:56 Toni Morrison would be my answer. I enjoyed reading her book 'Beloved'. Slavery is such a delicate topic and instead of addressing that topic head on with how it usually is, she perfectly used metaphorical themes and centred around a ghost which represented the main characters manifestation of all her guilt, regret and negative past. The characters were also emotionally relatable in that situation they were placed in. Toni Morrison definitely did not shy away with inducing scenes that others may find disturbing, and this added such authenticity to the book.
I would also like to add Zora Neale Hurston to the list of African American authors. She had a degree in anthropology, which led to her publishing some non-fiction on folklore, as well as writing fiction that dealt with many of the themes Toni Morrison's work does. Another one of Hurston's non-fiction works has just been published this year.
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