The Development of the Black Psyche in the Writings of John Oliver Killens, 1916-1987

• Author(s): Paul Robert Lehman,
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
• Pages: 131
• ISBN_10: 077346591X
  ISBN_13: 9780773465916
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / American / General , Literary Criticism / American / African American & Black , Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / General , Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / Culture, Race & Ethnicity ,

Description:... John Oliver Killens thought of himself as a black writer, not a writer who happened to be black. This study takes what Killens described as the Black Psyche and traces its genesis through his major novels, nonfiction, essays, and short stories.