Docuseek for Public Libraries | In Black and White Vol. 1: Charles Johnson

Part of In Black and White: Six Profiles of African American Authors.

Charles Johnson explains how he weaves Black folktales, Zen parables, 19th century picaresque novels and 20th century existential philosophy into such novels as The Middle Passage.

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Johnson, Charles (interviewee)
Naylor, Gloria (interviewee)
Morrison, Toni (interviewee)
Walker, Alice (interviewee)
Wilson, August (interviewee)
Wideman, John Edgar (interviewee)
Bellinelli, Matteo (film producer)
Bellinelli, Matteo (film director)
Adelman, Larry (film producer)
Christian, Barbara (screenwriter)
Moore, Edwina (narrator)

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Cinematography, Renato Volger [and others]; editing, Alberto Eisenhardt, Christiane Badgley; music, André Knecht, Mary Watkins.

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In Black and White: Volume 1

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