Trey Ellis : platitudes /
With scraps of menus, computer printouts, reading comprehension tests and other fragments of 20th century life, Trey Ellis comments on stereotypes of blacks in life and literature as he parodies what he calls the "Afro-baroque glory stories" of traditional black writers in &qu...
| Corporate Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Atlas Video, Inc.,
[1990?]
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| Series: | Moveable feast.
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| Summary: | With scraps of menus, computer printouts, reading comprehension tests and other fragments of 20th century life, Trey Ellis comments on stereotypes of blacks in life and literature as he parodies what he calls the "Afro-baroque glory stories" of traditional black writers in "Platitudes," his first novel. |
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| Item Description: | Videocassette release of the 1990 production. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Audience: | Literature. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Bruce Burger ; editor, Alan Arkany ; music, Mark Lampariello ; narrator, Tom Vitale. |
| ISBN: | 0945716389 |