About Black Short Fiction

Subject
Black Short Fiction is the most comprehensive collection of African and African-Diaspora stories yet created to be featuring the English-language literature of more than 15 countries, along with francophone authors from Africa and the Caribbean.

Within its 50,000 pages, which comprise an estimated 8,000 works, Black Short Fiction includes short stories published from the mid-1900s to the present. In addition to these published works, the database features previously uncollected works and unpublished manuscripts by many authors. Included is an impressive collection of fables and folktales, which arise from the oral traditions of many peoples and date back many hundreds of years. Researchers will be able to follow their development in both Africa and the New World. Included are also complete runs of literary magazines that feature short stories, such as Kyk-Over-Al, Zonk, Drum and others.

Sources
This release of the database includes approximately 4,919 stories by 435 authors.

Coverage
Mid 1900s to present

Provider
Alexander Street Press

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Created: 1/8/2007.