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The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life

The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life

Thurman, Wallace

Paperback

Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1528719948
ISBN13: 9781528719940
Publisher: Read & Co. Classics
Published: Feb 8 2022
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Originally published in 1929, The Blacker the Berry is a novel by American novelist Wallace Henry Thurman (1902-1934). An active writer during the Harlem Renaissance, he produced essays, worked as an editor, and was a publisher of numerous newspapers and journals. His best-known work, The Blacker the Berry, represents a detailed exploration of the discrimination within the black community based on skin colour, with a higher value being placed on lighter skin. A moving tale of the hardships faced by African-American post-emancipation not to be missed by those interested in black history and literature. Contents include: If I Had Known by Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Emma Lou, Harlem, Alva, Rent Party, Pyrrhic Victor. Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this classic novel now in a brand new edition, complete with the introductory poem If I Had Known by Alice Dunbar-Nelson.

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