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.
| ISBN: | 9780811213042 |
| Publication date: | 18th September 1996 |
| Author: | John Keene |
| Publisher: | New Directions Books an imprint of New Directions |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 85 pages |
| Series: | New Directions Paperbook |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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.
Annotations features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
Annotations is available in Paperback
Annotations was written by John Keene and published by New Directions Books an imprint of New Directions
Annotations has 85 pages
Yes it is part of New Directions Paperbook series
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