| Description |
501 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography of the writings of Langston Hughes (page [502]). |
| Contents |
Short stories. The ways of white folks (1934) ; Laughing to keep from crying (1952) ; Other stories -- Poems. The weary blues (1926) ; Montage of a dream deferred (1951) ; Other poems ; Translations -- Children's poetry. Introduction: Children and poetry ; 18 poems for children -- Song lyrics. Introduction: Songs called the blues ; Red sun blues ; Five o'clock blues ; Lonely house (from 'Street scene') ; Requiem (from 'Street scene') ; I dream a world (from 'Troubled island) -- Novels and humor. Not without laughter (1930) ; Simple speaks his mind (1950) ; Simple takes a wife (1952) ; Simple stakes a claim (1957) -- Plays. Soul gone home : a one-act play (1937) ; Simply heavenly (1957) -- Autobiography. The big sea (1940) ; I wonder as I wander (1956) -- Pageant. The glory of Negro history -- Articles and speeches. A speech at the National Assembly of Authors and Dramatists: The Negro writer's position in America ; Memories of Christmas ; My most humiliating Jim Crow experience ; Ten thousand beds ; How to be a bad writer (in ten easy lessons) ; Jazz as communication ; Sweet chariots of this world ; The fun of being black ; My America. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Summary |
A compilation of writings by early twentieth-century African-American author Langston Hughes, including excerpts from novels and autobiographies, short stories, plays, poems, songs, and essays. |
| Subject |
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 -- Biography.
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African Americans -- Juvenile literature.
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African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
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African Americans -- Juvenile drama.
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African Americans -- Juvenile poetry.
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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. (OCoLC)fst00049863
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African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
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| Genre/Form |
American fiction -- African American authors.
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Short stories, American -- African American authors.
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American poetry -- African American authors.
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American drama -- African American authors.
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
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Short stories, American. (OCoLC)fst01750175
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| Added Title |
Works. Selections. 1958
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Langston Hughes reader. [1st ed.]. New York, G. Braziller, 1958 (OCoLC)644256204 |
| ISBN |
0807600571 |
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9780807600573 |
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