Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-215) and index.
Stepping-stones between the America : the works of Paule Marshall, Toni Morrison, and Gayl Jones -- From the natives' point of vie : the ethnographic novels of Paule Marshall -- The redefinition of American geography and histor : Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon and Tar Baby -- The dry wombs of Black wome : memories of Brazilian slavery in Corregidora and Song for Anninho -- No final chor : the music of Morrison, Jones, and Marshall