Annotations

Fiction & Literature, African American, LGBT, Gay, Literary
Cover of the book Annotations by John Keene, New Directions
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Author: John Keene ISBN: 9780811225861
Publisher: New Directions Publication: October 17, 1995
Imprint: New Directions Language: English
Author: John Keene
ISBN: 9780811225861
Publisher: New Directions
Publication: October 17, 1995
Imprint: New Directions
Language: English

"Genius—brilliant, polished and of considerable depth." —Ishmael Reed

An experimental first novel of poem-like compression, Annotations has a great deal to say about growing up Black in St. Louis. Reminiscent of Jean Toomer’s Cane, the book is in part a meditation on African-American autobiography. Keene explores questions of identity from many angles—from race to social class to sexuality (gay and straight). Employing all manner of textual play and rhythmic and rhetorical maneuvers, he (re)creates his life story as a jazz fugue-in-words.

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"Genius—brilliant, polished and of considerable depth." —Ishmael Reed

An experimental first novel of poem-like compression, Annotations has a great deal to say about growing up Black in St. Louis. Reminiscent of Jean Toomer’s Cane, the book is in part a meditation on African-American autobiography. Keene explores questions of identity from many angles—from race to social class to sexuality (gay and straight). Employing all manner of textual play and rhythmic and rhetorical maneuvers, he (re)creates his life story as a jazz fugue-in-words.

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