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First published in May 1900, the Colored American Magazine provided a pioneering forum for black literary talent previously stifled by lack of encouragement and opportunity. Not only a prolific writer for the journal, Pauline Hopkins also served as one of its powerful editorial forces. Thisvolume of her magazine novels, which appeared serially in the journal between March 1901 and November 1903, reveals Hopkins' commitment to fiction as a vehicle for social change. She weaves important political themes into the narrative formulas of nineteenth-century dime-store novels and storypapers, which emphasize suspense, action, complex plotting, multiple and false identities, and the use of disguise. Offering both instruction and entertainment, Hopkins' novels also expose the limitations of popular American narrative forms when telling the stories of black characters. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Hopkins's stories usually revolve around the implications and results of slavery, but take melodramatic or fantastic turns in order to create the most emotional impact. Sometimes, like in Of One Blood, this can lead to a ludicrous (but still hilariously readable) story. Sometimes it creates a truly moving novel, as in Hopkins's classic Contending Forces.
The complaint I would lodge is not with Hopkins's writing. Rather, the format of the book makes her novels less readable. My copy is about five inches tall and four inches across. As a result of this small size and the volume of the writing it anthologizes, the book is unwieldy and has very small type. The ornamental design of the book is excellent, and its size is in keeping with the rest of the series, but I hope there will be a different reprint of Hopkins's better novels soon. ( )