Die Zauberfrau
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- 10 Lesestunden
Charles Waddell Chesnutt war ein Autor, Essayist und politischer Aktivist, der vor allem für seine Romane und Kurzgeschichten bekannt ist, die sich mit komplexen Fragen der rassischen und sozialen Identität auseinandersetzen. Seine Werke befassten sich mit den psychologischen und sozialen Auswirkungen von Rassismus und gesellschaftlicher Schichtung in Amerika. Durch sorgfältig gezeichnete Charaktere und aufschlussreiche Erzähltechniken deckte Chesnutt die inneren Konflikte und äußeren Zwänge auf, mit denen Afroamerikaner an der Wende zum 20. Jahrhundert konfrontiert waren. Sein Schreiben zeugt von seinem tiefen Gerechtigkeitsempfinden und seiner Fähigkeit, komplexe Gesellschaftskritik mit fesselndem Erzählen zu verbinden.
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