The Life of Langston Hughes (Hardcover) by Arnold Rampersad

9780195040111. New condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 512. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 512 p. Life of Langston Hughes, 1902-1941, I. An extraordinary portrait of an extraordinary life and times, this book depicts Hughes's struggle to be the first black to earn his living from his pen, and how he was used, abused, and helped in this quest. With a vivid picture of the Harlem Renaissance, the volume limns Hughes's relationships with black luminaries such as Arna Bontemps, Countee Cullen, Paul Robeson, and Zora Neale Hurston.