Books : Short Stories of Langston Hughes
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by: Langston Hughes, Donna Sullivan Harper
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.52
EAN: 9780809035410
ISBN: 0809035413
Label: Hill & Wang Pub
Manufacturer: Hill & Wang Pub
Publication Date: 1996-06
Publisher: Hill & Wang Pub
Sales Rank: 7257645
Studio: Hill & Wang Pub
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Rating: - Yum
I'm not usually a big fan of short stories but I love these. They are insightful, attention grabbing and always interesting. I got this book as a gift when I was 15 still come back to it frequently years later.
Rating: - Wonderful Collection of Hughes' Works
The book contains over 40 short stories and 4 early works by Langston Hughes. As a high school student, I have enjoyed each and every work of Hughes and am fond of his writings.
Rating: - The Dean of Black American Literature & American Lit
Langston Hughes entire body of work is a testament to his love and pride of being a black American. Though he never excluded his common bond of brotherhood with other people of non-African decent, black Americans occupied first place in his affections and concerns. He never turned his back to them to win the approbation of a larger audience by catering to stereotypes. He had a profound dislike for blacks ashamed of being black,ashamed or who denied their African heritage, ashamed of their skin, ... Read More
Rating: - The BEST insight in the human condition
If you want to read some really deep and powerful insights into the human condition, check out "Mary Winowsky" (written when LH was in HIGH SCHOOL!), "The Gun," Fine Accomodations," "One Friday Morning," "The Little Virgin," "The Young Glory of Him." These stories will make you weep and think about the everyday people you pass in the street and wonder about the stories they may have inside of them. This book should be in EVERY literature class!
This book tells more than just what it is to ... Read More
Rating: - WONDERFUL!
THIS BOOK IS TRULY A MASTERPIECE!I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED LANGSTON HUGHES WHETHER IT WAS HIS POETRY OR HIS SHORT STORIES. HE WAS A VERY INTELLIGIENT MIND(WHAT A BRILLIANT MAN). R.I.P. MY DEAR LANGSTON!
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