Not Without Laughter
A collectible hardcover edition of our greatest African American poet's award-winning first novel about a black boy's coming-of-age in a largely white Kansas town, featuring an introduction by National Book Award finalist Angela FlournoyA Penguin ClassicWhen first published in 1930, Not Without Laughter established Langston Hughes as not only a brilliant poet and leading light of the Harlem Renaissance but also a gifted novelist. In telling the story of Sandy Rogers, a young African American boy in small-town Kansas, and of his family--his mother, Annjee, a housekeeper for a wealthy white family; his irresponsible father, Jimboy, who plays th…
Mehr
CHF 29.90
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V211:
Noch nicht erschienen, Februar 2021
Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Flournoy, Angela
- ISBN: 978-0-14-313442-8
- EAN: 9780143134428
- Produktnummer: 33694138
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Abbildungen: Farb. Abb.
Über den Autor
Langston Hughes (1902-1967), a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance and one of the most influential and esteemed writers of the twentieth century, was born in Joplin, Missouri, and spent much of his childhood in Kansas before moving to Harlem. Among his other awards and honors were a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Rosenwald Fellowship, and a grant from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Hughes published more than thirty-five books, including works of poetry, short stories, novels, an autobiography, musicals, essays, and plays.Angela Flournoy was a finalist for the National Book Award for her debut novel, The Turner House. Her fiction has appeared in The Paris Review, and she has written nonfiction for many publications, including The New York Times, The Nation, and the Los Angeles Times. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Flournoy was raised in Southern California by a mother from Los Angeles and a father from Detroit.
90 weitere Werke von Langston Hughes:
Kinski spricht aus der Amerikaballade und der Dichtung afrikanischer Völker
Audio Download
CHF 12.00
Bewertungen
Anmelden