Hurry Home (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: John Edgar Wideman
- First Published: 1970
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1964–1968
- Setting: Chicago, Illinois; Spain; Paris, France; and North Africa
- Principal Characters: Cecil Otis Braithwaite, Esther Brown, Charles Webb, Albert, Estrella, Anna, Uncle Otis
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: African Americans, 1960’s, Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Traveling or travelers, Europe or Europeans, Illegitimacy, Depression, mental, Ships
- Locales: Africa, Europe, United States, Oceans
The Novel
The 180 pages of Hurry Home are divided into three sections. The point of view shifts frequently from third to first person, sometimes even taking notebook form. The jumpy narration, lacking transitions to aid the reader, is extremely difficult to follow. Despite the clues tucked away casually at points throughout—dates and place names thrown in almost in passing—putting events in a logical and coherent order demands constant attention. This storytelling style, apparently meant to be in a high modernist mode, but an ineffective employment of it, combines...
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