Home to Harlem by Claude McKay - ISBN: 9781784877583
Paperback
Escape war’s racism, find home, love, and explosive truths in Harlem.

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    31 January 2023

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Summary

VINTAGE CLASSICS’ HARLEM RENAISSANCE SERIES

Celebrating the finest works of the Harlem Renaissance, one of the most important Black arts movements in modern history.

‘Why did I want to mix mahself up in a white folk’s war? It ain’t ever was any of black folks’ affair’

When Jake Brown joins the army during the First World War, he is treated more like a slave than a soldier. After deserting his post to escape the racial violence he is facing, Jake travels back home to Ha…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781784877583
ISBN-10:1784877581
Author:Claude McKay
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Vintage Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:31 January 2023
Weight:164g
Dimensions:178mm x 129mm x 14mm
Series:Harlem Renaissance Series
About The Author

Claude McKay

CLAUDE McKAY was born in Jamaica, and moved to the U.S. in 1912 to study at the Tuskgee Institute. In 1928, he published his most famous novel, Home to Harlem, which won the Harmon Gold Award for Literature. His Selected Poems was published posthumously, and in 1977 he was named the national poet of Jamaica.

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