As an avid reader, HO
often cites other women writers—as well as men—as influential on her writing. She frequently cites and mentions both Louisa May Alcott
's Little Women and Emily Dickinson
, of whom...
Intertextuality and Influence
Helen Oyeyemi
HO
identifies more as a reader than as a writer: she cites, alludes to, and rewrites a large number and variety of authors: Emily Dickinson
, Nella Larsen
, Louisa May Alcott
, and Simi Bedford
