Delores Phillips

Broschiertes Buch

Stumbling Blocks and Other Unfinished Work

Beschreibung

Expands and contextualizes the unpublished works of the late African American writer Delores Phillips. Stumbling Blocks illuminates and expands the legacy of an underrepresented writer who is uniquely situated at the intersections of multiple identities including race, gender, disability, and region.

Autor

Delores Phillips (Author) DELORES PHILLIPS (1950-2014) was born in Georgia, but spent most of her adult life in Cleveland, Ohio as a nurse, poet, teacher, and mother. She is perhaps best known for her debut novel, The Darkest Child, which, in-part at least, tells the story of Tangy Mae Quinn's experience as the first Black girl to integrate a Towns County, Georgia high school. The Darkest Child won the Black Caucus of the ALA award and was nominated for the Hurston/Wright Legacy award. Her work has also appeared in Jean's Journal, Black Time, and The Crisis. Delia Steverson (Editor) DELIA STEVERSON is an associate professor of English at the University of Alabama. Her work has appeared in The Journal of American Culture, The South Carolina Review, The College Language Association Journal, and The Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Georgia Press
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 560g
• ISBN-13: 9780820364933
• ISBN-10: 0820364932
• Artikelnr.: 68138950