American Ethnic Writers

The set examines the work of 136 authors, poets, and dramatists of African-American, Latino, Asian-American, Jewish-American, and Native American descent. The alphabetically arranged, signed entries are typically two-to-four pages in length and contain an average-quality, black-and-white photo of the author, biographical data, an analysis of one or two works, and a bibliography. Some of the writers considered are: Ai, Sherman Alexie, Julia Alvarez, Saul Bellow, Nikki Giovanni, Tony Kushner, and Amy Tan. Three indexes (author, title, and ethnic identity) are provided.