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Walter Mosley A Critical Companion
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Charles E. Wilson
Book Code: GR2022
ISBN: 0-313-32022-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32022-4
248 pages, photo
Greenwood Press
Publication: 5/30/2003
List Price: $46.95 (UK Sterling Price: £26.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Part of the "Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers" series, this fascinating biocritical study establishes Mosley's link not only to fiction writers such as Ralph Ellison, but to writers of detective fiction such as Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross Macdonald. Recommended. Academic and public libraries; all levels.
    —Choice     November 2003
Description: Mosley's first detective novel, Devil in a Blue Dress (1990), established a new voice in detective fiction, offering an African American perspective that resonated to a broad spectrum of readers. From his Easy Rawlins mysteries to his science fiction, Mosley invites readers into unexpected worlds and challenges his audience to think beyond their assumptions about society. Perhaps because he manages to link the trials of his characters to the enigma of the human condition, his prolific, genre-spanning work has met with both popular and critical success.
Readers of this Critical Companion will discover the richness of Mosley's writings, as well as his contributions to the African-American literary tradition, the genres of detective writing and science fiction, and American literature in general. Mosley's influences, inspirations, obstacles, and successes are presented in a richly drawn biographical chapter, which incorporates the author's most recent interviews. This is the only book-length study of Mosley's fiction, covering eight of his key novels, including his most recent, Bad Boy Brawley Brown (2002). In addition to comprehensive plot synopsis, character portraits, and thematic discussions for each work, historical contexts are considered. Terms and concepts are clearly explained for the student and general reader. A select bibliography cites biographical sources, interviews, criticism, reviews, and related works of interest.
Table of Contents:
  • The Life of Walter Mosley
  • Literary Heritage
  • Devil in a Blue Dress (1990)
  • Black Betty (1994)
  • RL's Dream (1995)
  • A Little Yellow Dog (1996)
  • Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (1998)
  • Blue Light (1998)
  • Fearless Jones (2001)
  • Bad Boy Brawly Brown (2002)
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2002035331
LCC Class: PS3563
Dewey Class: 813
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