Langston Hughes - 9781789141955

Langston Hughes\nby W. Jason Miller\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: W. Jason Miller\nTitle: Langston Hughes\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Biography: writers\nPublisher: Reaktion Books\nPublication year: 2020\nISBN-13: 9781789141955\nISBN-10: 1789141958\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nAs the first black author in America to make his living exclusively by writing, Langston Hughes inspired a generation of writers and activists. One of the pioneers of jazz poetry, Hughes led the Harlem Renaissance, while Martin Luther King invoked his signature metaphor of dreaming in his speeches. In this new biography, W. Jason Miller illuminates Hughes\u2019s status as an international literary figure through a compelling look at the relationship between his extraordinary life and his ca.