Annotations
by John Keene
New Directions Publishing (Oct 01, 1995)
Fiction, Paperback, 85 pages
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Description of Annotations by John Keene
Praised by Ishmael Reed
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.
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- ISBN: 9780811213042
- Imprint: New Directions Publishing
- Publisher: New Directions Publishing
- Parent Company: New Directions Publishing
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