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TONI MORRISON\nNo.\nImportant Work\nYear\nGenre\nCentral Theme / UGC NET Focus\n1\nThe Bluest Eye\n1970\nNovel\nRacism, beauty, identity\n2\nSula\n1973\nNovel\nFemale friendship, identity\n3\nSong of Solomon\n1977\nNovel\nBlack identity, heritage, freedom\n4\nTar Baby\n1981\nNovel\nRace, class, culture\n5\nBeloved\n1987\nNovel\nSlavery, memory, trauma, motherhood\n6\nJazz\n1992\nNovel\nLove, race, migration, Harlem\n7\nParadise\n1997\nNovel\nRace, gender, community\n8\nLove\n2003\nNovel\nMemory, relationships\n9\nA Mercy\n2008\nNovel\nSlavery, race, colonial America\n10\nHome\n2012\nNovel\nWar, trauma, racism\n11\nGod Help the Child\n2015\nNovel\nColourism, childhood, identity\n2. ZORA NEALE HURSTON\nNo.\nImportant Work\nYear\nGenre\nCentral Theme / UGC NET Focus\n1\nJonah's Gourd Vine\n1934\nNovel\nRace, religion, marriage\n2\nMules and Men\n1935\nFolklore\nAfrican American folklore, oral tradition\n3\nTheir Eyes Were Watching God\n1937\nNovel\nFemale identity, love, independence, voice\n4\nTell My Horse\n1938\nNon-fiction\nJamaican/Haitian culture and folklore\n5\nMoses, Man of the Mountain\n1939\nNovel\nFreedom, leadership, biblical retelling\n6\nDust Tracks on a Road\n1942\nAutobiography\nRace, identity, independence\n7\nSeraph on the Suwanee\n1948\nNovel\nMarriage, class, gender\n3. ALICE WALKER\nNo.\nImportant Work\nYear\nGenre\nCentral Theme / UGC NET Focus\n1\nThe Third Life of Grange Copeland\n1970\nNovel\nRacism, poverty, patriarchy\n2\nMeridian\n1976\nNovel\nCivil Rights, activism, identity\n3\nThe Color Purple\n1982\nNovel\nRace, sexism, sisterhood, empowerment\n4\nThe Temple of My Familiar\n1989\nNovel\nRace, history, identity\n5\nPossessing the Secret of Joy\n1992\nNovel\nFemale identity, trauma, cultural violence\n6\nIn Search of Our Mothers' Gardens\n1983\nEssays\nBlack women, creativity, feminism\n4. RICHARD WRIGHT\nNo.\nImportant Work\nYear\nGenre\nCentral Theme / UGC NET Focus\n1\nUncle Tom's Children\n1938\nStories\nRacism, violence, oppression\n2\nNative Son\n1940\nNovel\nRacism, poverty, fear, determinism\n3\nBlack Boy\n1945\nAutobiography\nRace, childhood, literacy, identity\n4\nThe Outsider\n1953\nNovel\nAlienation, race, existentialism\n5\nThe Long Dream\n1958\nNovel\nRacism, family, oppression\n6\nEight Men\n1961\nStories\nRacism, poverty, injustice\n5. RALPH ELLISON\nNo.\nImportant Work\nYear\nGenre\nCentral Theme / UGC NET Focus\n1\nInvisible Man\n1952\nNovel\nRacism, identity, invisibility, ideology\n2\nShadow and Act\n1964\nEssays\nBlack culture, literature, identity\n3\nGoing to the Territory\n1986\nEssays\nRace, culture, society\n4\nJuneteenth\n1999\nNovel\nRace, religion, identity, power\n6. JAMES BALDWIN\nNo.\nImportant Work\nYear\nGenre\nCentral Theme / UGC NET Focus\n1\nGo Tell It on the Mountain\n1953\nNovel\nReligion, race, family, identity\n2\nNotes of a Native Son\n1955\nEssays\nRace, identity, family\n3\nGiovanni's Room\n1956\nNovel\nIdentity, sexuality, alienation\n4\nAnother Country\n1962\nNovel\nRace, sexuality, relationships\n5\nThe Fire Next Time\n1963\nEssays\nRace, religion, segregation, civil rights\n6\nBlues for Mister Charlie\n1964\nPlay\nRacism, justice, civil rights\n7\nIf Beale Street Could Talk\n1974\nNovel\nRacism, love, injustice\n8\nJust Above My Head\n1979\nNovel\nRace, religion, sexuality, music\n7. AMIRI BARAKA\nNo.\nImportant Work\nYear\nGenre\nCentral Theme / UGC NET Focus\n1\nPreface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note\n1961\nPoetry\nIdentity, alienation, race\n2\nBlues People\n1963\nCultural criticism\nBlack music, history, culture\n3\nDutchman\n1964\nPlay\nRace, power, violence\n4\nBlack Art\n1965\nPoetry\nBlack identity, revolutionary aesthetics\n5\nHome: Social Essays\n1966\nEssays\nBlack nationalism, politics, culture\n6\nThe System of Dante's Hell\n1965\nNovel\nRace, identity, oppression\n8. SOLOMON NORTHUP\nNo.\nImportant Work\nYear\nGenre\nCentral Theme / UGC NET Focus\n1\nTwelve Years a Slave\n1853\nSlave narrative / Memoir\nSlavery, freedom, survival, abolition\n9. LANGSTON HUGHES\nNo.\nImportant Work\nYear\nGenre\nCentral Theme / UGC NET Focus\n1\nThe Weary Blues\n1926\nPoetry\nJazz, blues, Black life\n2\nFine Clothes to the Jew\n1927\nPoetry\nHarlem life, b","cbCaih0MvPR7mAJj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaih0MvPR7mAJj","docx",13901,"English","# Toni Morrison\n# Zora Neale Hurston\n# Alice Walker\n# Richard Wright\n# Ralph Ellison\n# James Baldwin\n# Amiri Baraka\n# Solomon Northup\n# Langston Hughes\n# Maya Angelou\n# UGC NET High-Priority Works","[{\"question\":\"What information does the chart provide for each author’s important work?\",\"answer\":\"For every listed work, the chart includes the year, genre, and the central theme/UGC NET focus.\"},{\"question\":\"Which writers are covered in this UGC NET study material?\",\"answer\":\"It covers Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Amiri Baraka, Solomon Northup, Langston Hughes, and Maya Angelou.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the “UGC NET High-Priority Works” section include?\",\"answer\":\"It summarizes selected high-priority works with writer, work title, year, and the key exam focus for fast revision.\"}]","AFRICAN AMERICAN WRITERS - IMPORTANT WORKS - UGC NET / English Literature Study Material | DOCX",1790672246]