Barbara A Baker: 2 books

Lewis Nordan

Humor, Heartbreak, and Hope

by Marcel Arbeit, Barbara A. Baker, Kate Beard
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012

Lewis Nordan: Humor, Heartbreak, and Hope examines and celebrates the work of southern writer Lewis “Buddy” Nordan, whose stories reveal his own pain and humanity and in their honesty force us to recognize ourselves within them. Written by scholars and fiction writers who represent a fascinating...

Albert Murray and the Aesthetic Imagination of a Nation

by Barbara A. Baker, Louis A Rabb, Roberta S. Maguire
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010

This collection consists of essays written by prominent African American literature, jazz, and Albert Murray scholars, reminiscences from Murray protégés and associates, and interviews with Murray himself. It illustrates Murray’s place as a central figure in African American arts and...