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from: University of Missouri Press
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.5209
EAN: 9780826214119
ISBN: 0826214118
Label: University of Missouri Press
Manufacturer: University of Missouri Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 488
Publication Date: 2002-06
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Studio: University of Missouri Press
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Sometimes called the Poet Laureate of Black America, Langston Hughes was also an accomplished writer of fiction, with a novel and several collections of stories to his credit. This collection brings together nearly 50 of Hughes's best stories. Many are drawn from three earlier collections, but some are between book covers for the first time. Of special note for anyone interested in Hughes's development as a writer are three stories written when Hughes was a high school student in Cleveland.
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Within these stories, all carefully crafted in the language Hughes loved, are many themes for which he is best known. We meet and come to know many characters - black and white, young and old, men and women - all as believable as our own families, friends and acquaintances.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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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Dewey Decimal Number: 818.5209
EAN: 9780826214119
ISBN: 0826214118
Label: University of Missouri Press
Manufacturer: University of Missouri Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 488
Publication Date: 2002-06
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Studio: University of Missouri Press