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American Ethnic

Writers

MAGILL’S

CHOICE

American Ethnic

Writers

Editors, Revised Edition

The Editors of Salem Press

Editor, First Edition

David Peck

California State University, Long Beach

SALEM PRESS, INC.

Pasadena, California

Hackensack, New Jersey

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These essays originally appeared in Issues and Identities in Literature (1997), edited by Da-

vid Peck; Critical Survey of Drama, Second Revised Edition (2003); Critical Survey of Long

Fiction, Second Revised Edition (2000); Critical Survey of Poetry, Second Revised Edition

(2002); Cyclopedia of World Authors, Fourth Revised Edition (2003); Magill Book Reviews

(online); Magill's Survey of American Literature (2006); Masterplots II, African American Lit-

erature Series (1994); Masterplots II, Women's Literature Series (1995); Notable African

American Writers (2006); and Notable Latino Writers (2005). New material has been added.

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nence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Z39.48-1992 (R1997).

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

American ethnic writers / editors, the editors of Salem Press. — Rev. ed.

p. cm. — (Magill’s choice)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-58765-462-6 (set : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-58765-463-3 (vol. 1 :

alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-58765-464-0 (vol. 2 : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-58765-465-7

(vol. 3 : alk. paper) 1. American literature—Minority authors—Bio-bibliography—

Dictionaries. 2. Minority authors—United States—Biography—Dictionaries. 3. Ethnic

groups in literature—Dictionaries. 4. Minorities in literature—Dictionaries. I. Salem Press.

PS153.M56A414 2008

810.9′920693—dc22

2008018357

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Lionel G. Garcia, Henry Loius, Jr. Gates, Grace Paley, Gordon, Sr. Parks, Al Young - American Ethnic Writers (2008).pdf