In an examination of the fiction of contemporary women writers of the African Diaspora, the contributions in this volume engage texts from writers in Africa, the Caribbean and the United States, largely ignored by mainstream literary critics.

Edited collection of essays examining the fiction of contemporary Africana women including Ama Ata Aidoo, Shirley Anne Williams, Ntozake Shange, Flora Nwapa, Maryse Conde, Elizabeth Nunez Harrell, Jamaica Kinkaid and others.