Tambourines to Glory
A Novel
Finally available in trade paperback, Langston Hughes's breezy parable of good and evil, friendship and betrayal, is an unforgettable portrait of 1950s Harlem and two women called to the pulpit for very different reasons.For every bustling jazz joint that opened in Korean War-era Harlem, a new church seemed to spring up. Tambourines to Glory introduces you to an unlikely team behind a church whose rock was the curb at 126th and Lenox.Essie Belle Johnson and Laura Reed live in adjoining tenement flats, adrift on public relief. Essie wants to somehow earn enough money to reunite with her daughter and provide her with a nice home; Laura loves yo…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-307-49821-2
- EAN: 9780307498212
- Produktnummer: 15732477
- Verlag: Crown
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 176 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'898 KB
Über den Autor
LANGSTON HUGHES (1902-1967), a leading light of the Harlem Renaissance, worked as a novelist, poet, and playwright, in addition to being a mentor and inspiration to other greats.
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