[CUBA] LUIS, William

Literary Bondage: Slavery in Cuban Narrative

Austin: University of Houston Press, 1990. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (23.75cm); burnt orange cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xiv,312pp. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Puerto Rican editor, translator, and literary critic Roberto Marquez: "April, 1990 / For Bob / A brother. May this book help to further the cause. Thanks for your help / Yours / W. Luis." Hint of foxing to upper edge of textblock, else very Near Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket, with some wear to spine ends and corners, and some mild creasing at crown.

"Applying Foucault's theory of counter-discourse to a vast body of antislavery literature, Luis shows how these narratives have always served to undermine the foundations of slavery, to protest the marginalized status of blacks in Cuban society, and to rewrite the canon of "acceptable" history and literature" (from front flap).

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