10 Questions
What is the term used to describe the literary genre that explores the experiences of African immigrants in the United States?
African-Immigrant Literature
Which author's work is characterized as a 'Roman à clef', a novel that is semi-autobiographical in nature?
John Fante
What is the term used to describe the literary genre that explores the experiences of mixed-race individuals, particularly those of Latin American and European descent?
Mestizaje
Which author's work is characterized as a 'Coming-of-Age Novel', a novel that explores the themes of growth and self-discovery?
Sandra Cisneros
What is the term used to describe the literary genre that explores the experiences of Native American individuals?
Native American Literature
Which author's work is characterized as a 'Neo-Slave Narrative', a novel that explores the themes of slavery and freedom?
Toni Morrison
What is the term used to describe the literary genre that explores the experiences of individuals of mixed racial and ethnic heritage?
Hyphenation
Which author's work is characterized as an 'Epistolary Novel', a novel that is written in the form of letters?
Alice Walker
What is the term used to describe the literary genre that explores the experiences of individuals of Latin American and Caribbean descent?
Latino-Chicano-American Literature
Which author's work is characterized as a 'Rememory', a novel that explores the themes of memory and remembrance?
Toni Morrison
Study Notes
20th and 21st Century American Literature: Pluralism and Diversity
Multiethnic American Literature
- Emergence of multiethnic literature in the 20th and 21st centuries
- Exploration of immigrant experiences and identities
Italian-American Literature
- John Fante: notable author of Italian-American literature
- Works: The Bandini Quartet, Ask the Dust (1939), Wait Until Spring, Bandini, The Road to Los Angeles (1935), Dreams of Binker Hill
- Arturo Bandini: Fante's alter ego, featured in his novels
- Roman à clef: a literary genre used by Fante
Native American Literature
- Notable authors: N. Scott Momaday
- Works: House Made of Dawn (1968)
- Exploration of Native American experiences and identities
African-American Literature
- Notable authors: Toni Morrison, Alice Walker
- Works: Beloved (1987), Jazz (1992), The Color Purple (1982)
- Rememory: a concept explored by Morrison in her works
- Neo-Slave Narrative: a literary genre used by Morrison and others
- Epistolary Novel: a literary genre used in The Color Purple
Caribbean-American Literature
- Notable authors: Paul Marshall, Edwidge Danticat
- Works: Brown Girl, Brownstone (1959), From the Poets in the Kitchen (1983), Krik? Krak! (1995)
- Haitian-American and Barbadian-American literary traditions
Latino-Chicano-American Literature
- Notable authors: Sandra Cisneros, Gloria Anzaldúa
- Works: The House on Mango Street (1984), Borderlands, La Frontera: The New Mestiza (1987)
- Postcolonial themes and Mestizaje: explored by Anzaldúa
- Esperanza: a protagonist in Cisneros' The House on Mango Street
- Coming-of-Age Novel: a literary genre used by Cisneros
Latino-American Literature
- Notable author: Julia Alvarez
- Work: How the García Girls Lost Their Accents (1991)
- Dominican-American literary tradition
- Trujillo: President and dictator of the Dominican Republic, featured in Alvarez's work
Asian American Literature
- Notable authors: Amy Tan, Jhumpa Lahiri
- Works: The Joy Luck Club (1989), Interpreters of Maladies (1999), The Namesake (2003)
- Exploration of Asian-American experiences and identities
African-Immigrant Literature
- Notable authors: Dinaw Mengestu, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Works: The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (2007), Americanah (2013)
- Exploration of African-immigrant experiences and identities
This quiz covers the rise of multiethnic literature in the 20th and 21st centuries, including Italian-American, African-American, and Native American literature. Authors and works featured include John Fante, N. Scott Momaday, and more.
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