Salim Washington
Biographic Data
| ID | 3672785 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Salim Washington |
| GIVEN NAMES | Salim |
| FAMILY NAME | Washington |
| SIGNATURE | WASHINGTON S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Silence, Music, Revolution
With To Every Birth Its Blood, Wally Mongane Serote has written one of the greatest jazz novels. Music is a character in the book that has voice and impacts the plot. It speaks not only to provide context or colour, but also participates in dialogue with the interior consciousness of the principal protagonist Tsietsi (Tsi) Molope. Tsi develops from a state of alienation and impotence to a purposeful actor. And the protagonist grows from a single …
Of Black Bards, Known and Unknown
After realizing that the anonymously published book was a work of fiction and not a real autobiography, many considered The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man to be an artistic failure. It was dismissed by some as being little more than a descriptive travelogue or glorified sociology, lacking the literary ambition befitting a novel. Even Carl Van Vechten, in his preface to the second edition published in 1927, admits to mining the novel for socio…
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Of Black Bards, Known and Unknown
After realizing that the anonymously published book was a work of fiction and not a real autobiography, many considered The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man to be an artistic failure. It was dismissed by some as being little more than a descriptive travelogue or glorified sociology, lacking the literary ambition befitting a novel. Even Carl Van Vechten, in his preface to the second edition published in 1927, admits to mining the novel for socio…
Silence, Music, Revolution
With To Every Birth Its Blood, Wally Mongane Serote has written one of the greatest jazz novels. Music is a character in the book that has voice and impacts the plot. It speaks not only to provide context or colour, but also participates in dialogue with the interior consciousness of the principal protagonist Tsietsi (Tsi) Molope. Tsi develops from a state of alienation and impotence to a purposeful actor. And the protagonist grows from a single …
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