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The Langston Hughes Reader


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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 810.81
EAN: 9780807600573
Edition: 1st Edition / 1st Printing
ISBN: 0807600571
Label: George Braziller
Manufacturer: George Braziller
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 502
Publication Date: 1981-07
Publisher: George Braziller
Studio: George Braziller


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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Wonderful Overview of a Great Writer's Work
This is a great for every reader. It's a book you can and will read from again AND AGAIN. Hughes' diverse body of work is well represented here. The works, like his career, span decades and reflect the passage of time.

The book is full of terrific Hughes pieces. Humor, political commentary, current events. There's something for everybody. Hughes' work is always engaging and always interesting. He deals with questions that remain vibrant today. Even when addressing serious or dark ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Premier Spokesman for a People
No other writer in America has been as "on-the-mark" with the pulse of Black America than Langston Hughes. Sometimes humerous, often touching, but, most often, hard-hitting and reflective, Hughes wrote from his experience as well as the experiences of what it is to be black in America. All of his significant works are here: the "Simple stories," the epic "Montage to a Dream Deferred," poems designed chiefly for children, plus articles and speeches made in his later years.

The book ... Read More




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