TY - GEN T1 - Dorothy West's Paradise : a Biography of Class and Color. A1 - Sherrard-Johnson, Cherene LA - English PP - Piscataway PB - Rutgers University Press YR - 2012 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn778339826 AB - Dorothy West's Paradise captures the scope of the author's long life and career, reading it alongside the unique cultural geography of Oak Bluffs and its history as an elite African American enclave - a place that West envisioned both as a separatist refuge and as a space for interracial contact. An essential book for both fans of West's fiction and students of race, class, and American women's lives, Dorothy West's Paradise offers an intimate biography of an important author and a privileged glimpse into the society that shaped her work. OP - 244 CN - PS3545.E82794 Z86 2012 SN - 9780813552248 SN - 0813552249 SN - 1283864533 SN - 9781283864534 SN - 0813551668 SN - 9780813551661 SN - 0813551676 SN - 9780813551678 KW - West, Dorothy, : 1907-1998. KW - West, Dorothy, : 1907-1998 KW - Authors, American : 20th century : Biography. KW - African American authors : Biography. KW - Écrivains américains : 20e siècle : Biographies. KW - Écrivains noirs américains : Biographies. KW - LITERARY CRITICISM : American : General. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Women's Studies. KW - African American authors KW - Authors, American KW - 1900-1999 KW - Biographies ER -