The Fourth Dimension: Kinlessness and African American Narrative

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Previous articleNext article No AccessThe Fourth Dimension: Kinlessness and African American NarrativeNancy BentleyNancy Bentley Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Critical Inquiry Volume 35, Number 2Winter 2009 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/596643 Views: 249Total views on this site Citations: 62Citations are reported from Crossref © 2008 by The University of Chicago. 0093‐1896/09/3502‐0001$10.00. 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