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In these acrid and poignant stories, Hughes depicted black people colliding--sometimes humorously, more often tragically--with whites in the 1920s and '30s.
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About the Author
Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was born in Joplin, Missouri. Often regarded as "the poet laureate of Harlem," Hughes was a cental figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. He earned his bachelor's from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, where he was later presented with an honorary Doctorate of Letters. Over the course of his life, Hughes was also awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Rosenwald Fellowship, and an American Academy of Arts and Letters grant.Known for his insightful, colorful portayals of black life in America from the 1920s to the 1960s, Hughes published more than 35 books of poetry, fiction, short stories, children's poetry, musicals, operas, autobiography, scripts, and essays. He was a devoted fan of jazz and blues, fusing the two genres with traditional verse in his first two books, The Weary Blues and Fine Clothes to the Jew. He was also well known for his creation of the fictional character Jess B. Semple, nicknamed Simple, who satrized racial injustices.Through his work condeming racism and celebrating African-American culture, Langston Hughes becaomse one of the most influential and esteemed writers of the twentieth century.
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- PublisherRandom House USA Inc
- Publication date1971
- ISBN 10 0394713044
- ISBN 13 9780394713045
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages248
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Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. One of his best-known works, Hughes wrote <i> <b>The Ways of White Folks</b> </i> while living in Carmel, California. In it, he shares acrid and poignant stories of blacks colliding--sometimes humorously, but often tragically--with whites throughout the 1920s and 1930s.<br /><br />The book consists of fourteen moving stories:<br /><br />"Cora Unashamed"<br />"Slave on the Block"<br />"Home"<br />"Passing"<br />"A Good Job Gone"<br />"Rejuvenation Through Joy"<br />"The Blues I'm Playing"<br />"Red-Headed Baby"<br />"Poor Little Black Fellow"<br />"Little Dog"<br />"Berry"<br />"Mother and Child"<br />"One Christmas Eve"<br />"Father and Son" Seller Inventory # SONG0394713044
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Softcover. Condition: Good. One of his best-known works, Hughes wrote The Ways of White Folks while living in Carmel, California. In it, he shares acrid and poignant stories of blacks colliding--sometimes humorously, but often tragically--with whites throughout the 1920s and 1930s.The book consists of fourteen moving stories:\"Cora Unashamed\"\"Slave on the Block\"\"Home\"\"Passing\"\"A Good Job Gone\"\"Rejuvenation Through Joy\"\"The Blues I\'m Playing\"\"Red-Headed Baby\"\"Poor Little Black Fellow\"\"Little Dog\"\"Berry\"\"Mother and Child\"\"One Christmas Eve\"\"Father and Son\" Seller Inventory # AMPLE0394713044
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Hughes, Langston THE WAYS OF WHITE FOLKS New York: Vintage Books 1962 248 pp. 12mo. Paper cover is clean and unmarred save for a bit of age tone on the back. Pages are also age toned but are crisp. Spine is not cracked and is firm. Book is overall in very good condition. Seller Inventory # 19032
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