The Life of Langston Hughes
The second volume in this biography finds Langston Hughes rooting himself in Harlem, receiving stimulation from his rich cultural surroundings. Here he rethought his view of art and radicalism and cultivated relationships with younger, more militant writers such as Richard Wright and Ralph Ellison.
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- OUP USA
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN-13
- 9780195146424
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- Langston HughesHarlem RenaissanceAfrican American literature
Awards
- Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardWon(1987)
Other awarded books from Arnold Rampersad
- Ralph Ellison: A Biography
- The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume II, 1941–1967: I Dream a World
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