Harlem Shadows by Claude McKay - ISBN: 9780593242681
Paperback
Yearning, oppression, and resistance: poems that echo through time.

Harlem Shadows

Poems

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  • Paperback

    112 pages

  • Release Date

    29 March 2022

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Summary

A harbinger of the Harlem Renaissance first published in 1922, this collection of poignant, lyrical poems explores Claude McKay’s yearning for his Jamaican homeland and the bitter plight of Black and African Caribbean people in America-now with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9780593242681
ISBN-10:0593242688
Author:Claude McKay, Jericho Brown
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Random House Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:112
Release Date:29 March 2022
Weight:367g
Dimensions:203mm x 132mm
About The Author

Claude McKay

Claude McKay (1889-1948) was a Jamaican-born writer, poet, and political activist. His first novel, Home to Harlem, a bestseller that won the Harmon Gold Award for Literature, was published in 1928. He wrote seven novels, two memoirs, short stories, poetry, and an essay collection entitled Harlem- Negro Metropolis. Harlem Shadows was among the first books published during the Harlem Renaissance.

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