Download or read book New Essays on the African American Novel written by Lovalerie King and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2008-05-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection contributes to and advances scholarly discussions about the African American novel as a literary form. Essays respond to the general question, what has been the impact of the African American vernacular tradition—from the spirituals, blues, gospel, and jazz to hip hop—on the structure and style of the modern African American novel?