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Collected Works of Langston Hughes, Vol. 4, The Novels: Not without Laughter and Tambourines to Glory by Langston Hughes; Arnold Rampersad; Dolan Hubbard; Leslie Catherine Sanders; Donna Sullivan Harper; Christopher C De Santis; Dianne Johnson; Steven C Tracy; Joseph McLaren; Dellita Martin-Ogunsola is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>Although best known as a poet, Langston Hughes was also the author of two novels that richly evoke the black experience in America. First published in 1930 and 1958, respectively, <i>Not without Laughter</i> and <i>Tambourines to Glory</i> reflect the early and late vision of one of the twentieth century's most distinguished men of letters. In his introduction to this combined edition of both novels, Dolan Hubbard addresses Hughes's growing influence on American letters and reveals how a black aesthetic tradition shaped his art and his imagination.</p><p>Hughes shows us how the discourse of black America informs and alters our understanding of cultural history and of aesthetic values. In <i>Not without Laughter,</i> he movingly tells the story of a black boy growing into manhood in a small Kansas town during the early twentieth century and his experiences with race, family, school, work, music, and religion. His grandmother, a humble religious woman, struggles to keep her family (living with her are two of her three daughters, one son-in-law, and her grandson) together, on the meager income she earns by taking in washing.</p><p>Set in Harlem, the center of Hughes's spiritual uni
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- Author
- Langston Hughes; Arnold Rampersad; Dolan Hubbard; Leslie Catherine Sanders; Donna Sullivan Harper; Christopher C De Santis; Dianne Johnson; Steven C Tracy; Joseph McLaren; Dellita Martin-Ogunsola
- Publisher
- University of Missouri Press
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780826213396
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (4 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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