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The book demonstrates an important addition to the currently developing criticism on Ann Petry’s works by enriching the interpretation of her oeuvre through a complex, intersectional reading, contributing to the global reception of this American author. With his interpretation, Hogar Najm Abdullah has successfully shown that through a black woman author’s perspective, Petry’s African American male characters can escape essentialist categorization(s) and build fluid identities; what is more, through an intersectional reading the characters also display a considerable potential in raising...