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The Ways of White Folks

Published
Jun 1934
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General Fiction General Fiction
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272

About This Book

A collection of vibrant and incisive short stories depicting the sometimes humorous, but more often tragic interactions between Black people and white people in America in the 1920s and ‘30s.

One of the most important writers to emerge from the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes may be best known as a poet, but these stories showcase his talent as a lively storyteller. His work blends elements of blues and jazz, speech and song, into a triumphant and wholly original idiom.

Stories included in this collection:
"Cora Unashamed"
"Slave on the Block"
"Home"
"Passing"
"A Good Job Gone"
"Rejuvenation Through Joy"
"The Blues I'm Playing"
"Red-Headed Baby"
"Poor Little Black Fellow"
"Little Dog"
"Berry"
"Mother and Child"
"One Christmas Eve"
"Father and Son"

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Sep 1990 Vintage ISBN 0679728171
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Dec 1971 Vintage ISBN 0394713044
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Oct 2022 Vintage (UK) ISBN 1784877417
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Jun 1934 Knopf ISBN 0394451163
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Oct 1999 Turtleback Books ISBN 083359057X
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Jun 2023 -- Not Selected ISBN B0C7LM94C2
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