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Lunch With a Bigot: The Writer in the World
By
Amitava Kumar
Amitava Kumar
Amitava Kumar is Helen D. Lockwood Professor of English at Vassar College. He is the author of
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Duke University Press
Copyright:
This content is made freely available by the publisher. It may not be redistributed or altered. All rights reserved.
ISBN electronic:
978-0-8223-7539-5
Publication date:
2015
Book Chapter
Bookstores of New York
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Published:April 2015
In this chapter, the author engages in performance art: he visits bookstores in New York and asks: “Where is your ‘White Literature’ section?” The responses, ranging from skeptical to hilarious, provide a guide to booksellers’ understanding of street-level multiculturalism.
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