EAN: 9798217007554

Bilder-Quelle: averdo

The award-winning first novel by the legendary Black American poet When his award-winning first novel Not Without Laughter was first published in 1930 Langston Hughes was already a luminary of the Harlem Renaissance scene best known for his groundbreaking poetry. Not Without Laughter which he had begun drafting while studying at Lincoln University established him as a gifted novelist as well as a beloved poet. At the heart of the novel is Sandy Rogers a young boy who grows into a young man over the course of the novel surrounded by his family. His mother Annjee works as a housekeeper for a wealthy white family his irresponsible father Jimboy plays the guitar and travels the country in search of employment his strong-willed grandmother Hager clings to her faith his Aunt Tempy marries a rich man in the hope of a better life and his Aunt Harriet struggles to make it as a blues singer. Hughes created a fictional family based on those he had known while growing up in Kansas painting a vivid portrait of their joys and hardships. Not Without Laughter is a moving account of what it was like to grow up African-American in the racially divided society of rural Kansas in the early part of the twentieth century.

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