Bøger af Gay Wilentz

Exploring the relationship between culture and health, this text provides readings of the works of five women writers, tracing their common structure of a main character moving from a state of mental or physical disease toward wellness through reconnection with her cultural traditions.

The history of their literature predates Black women's acquisition of literacy. This book investigates the cultural bonds between African and African-American women as illustrated in the writings of contemporary authors of United States and West Africa.