{"product_id":"9781442661110","title":"Directions Home: Approaches to African-Canadian Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe latest work from pioneering scholar George Elliott  Clarke, \u003cem\u003eDirections Home\u003c\/em\u003e is the most comprehensive analysis of  African-Canadian texts and writers to date. Building on the discoveries  of his critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eOdysseys Home\u003c\/em\u003e, Clarke passionately analyses  the beautiful complexities and haunting conundrums of this important body of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDirections Home\u003c\/em\u003e explores the trajectories and tendencies of  African-Canadian literature within the Canadian canon and the socio-cultural  traditions of the African Diaspora. Clarke showcases the importance of  little-known texts, including church histories and slave narratives, and offers  studies of autobiography, crime and punishment, jazz poetics, and musical  composition. The collection also includes studies of significant contemporary writers such as George  Boyd and Dionne Brand, and trailblazing African-Canadian intellectuals like  A.B. Walker and Anna Minerva Henderson. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its national, bilingual, and  historical perspectives, \u003cem\u003eDirections Home\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential guide to  African-Canadian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154704842992,"sku":"9781442661110","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442661110_p0.jpg?v=1763809224","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442661110","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}