ISHMAEL REED
Scope|Circulating
Books|Critical Resources|Periodicals,
Journals, & Trade Publications|Web
Sites
Scope: Ishmael Reed is an Afro-American writer whose works focus on the social condition of Black Americans. He is considered a satirical novelist in that his works attack American institutions and their attitudes. Reed interweaves jazz music throughout his works. His novel
Mumbo Jumbo and his poetry collection entitled Conjure were both nominated for National Book Awards. Reed’s writing has broadened the scope of Afro-American literature.
CIRCULATING BOOKS
Books of Ishmael Reed’s works are listed in our on-line catalog under,
“Reed,
Ishmael,” and under individual titles.
Books by and about Ishmael Reed have the call number(s)
PN 3503.R45
Some representative books from the circulating collection that are located upstairs in the library are:
The
Review of Contemporary Fiction: Juan Goytisolo, Ishmael Reed
Number. Elmwood Park, Ill: The Review of Contemporary Fiction, 1984. |
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CRITICAL SOURCES
There are books in the Reference Collection that do not circulate, but pages may be photocopied. These resources provide an overview or summary of the topic.
The following titles are appropriate to this topic:
PR 821.C7 1991 Critical Survey of Long Fiction
PS 21.D5 Dictionary of Literary Criticism
Vol. 2 American Novelists Since World War
II
Vol. 5 American Poets Since World War II
PN 771.M3 1991
PERIODICALS, JOURNALS, & TRADE PUBLICATIONS
Click the links for a
list of full text journals available through our
databases in:
WEB SITES
Modern American Poetry
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/m_r/reed/about.htm
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Updated
08/20/2007
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