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      The Ways of White Folks

      by Langston Hughes
      Published
      Jun 1934
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
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      272
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      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 ISBN13 9780679728177 ISBN10 0679728171
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      Dec 1971 Vintage ISBN13 9780394713045 ISBN10 0394713044
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      Oct 2022 Vintage (UK) ISBN13 9781784877415 ISBN10 1784877417
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      Jun 1934 Knopf ISBN13 9780394451169 ISBN10 0394451163
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      Oct 1999 Turtleback Books ISBN13 9780833590572 ISBN10 083359057X
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      Sep 2011 Knopf ISBN13 9780307806574 ISBN10 030780657X
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      Sep 2011 Vintage ISBN10 B005HE8DQ2
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      Jun 2023 -- Not Selected ISBN10 B0C7LM94C2
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