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Stories of the Color Line: Stories of Race, Identity, and Social Boundaries in American Life
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781617206764
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Feb 10 2012
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A collection of short fiction in which Charles W. Chesnutt examines race, identity, and social division in post-Civil War America.
In Stories of the Color Line, Chesnutt presents a series of narratives concerned with the social and legal structures that defined racial identity in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His stories frequently turn upon questions of classification, perception, and the consequences of crossing or inhabiting the boundaries imposed by the color line, exploring both personal and institutional dimensions of race.
Chesnutt's work is notable for its restraint and precision, favouring measured narrative development over overt declaration. Through carefully constructed situations and understated irony, he exposes the contradictions and tensions within the society he depicts. The collection stands as a significant contribution to American literature, offering a sustained and nuanced engagement with one of its central historical and cultural questions.
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