Home to Harlem (eBook)

Claude McKay (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
176 Seiten
Mint Editions (Verlag)
979-8-88897-623-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Revisit the debut novel of one of the "e;New Negroes"e; of the Harlem Renaissance filled with Niggerati sensibilities.Disgruntled by the treatment of Black soldiers in the military, Jake Brown heads to Harlem-the Mecca of Black creativity-to rebuild his life anew. Upon arriving, he discovers that Harlem isn't exactly the paradise of racial uplift and unity that one might read about in books; but then again, it's a far cry from the volatile streets of London and the isolation faced abroad. Meeting new faces and taking up odd jobs, Jake sets out on a journey to discover who he is as a Black man in the world and where he can truly belong.Home to Harlem (1928) is the bestselling, award-winning novel of Jamaican-American poet, Claude McKay that explores the spirit of the uprooted Black vagabond within Harlem's legendary nightlife. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.10.2024
• Reihe/Serie: Mint Editions (Black Narratives)
• Reihe/Serie: Mint Editions (Black Narratives)
• Co-Autor: Mint Editions
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: 1920s harlem • african american experience • African American literature • Black Community • black identity • Claude McKay • Cultural diversity • Cultural Identity • cultural vibrancy • economic disparity • Economic hardship • Friendship • Great Migration • Harlem Nightclubs • Harlem Renaissance • Identity quest • Interracial Relationships • Jake Brown • Jazz Age • Migration • Nightlife • prohibition era • Proletarian Experience • racial pride • Romance • Social commentary • Social Realism • Survival • Urban life • working-class struggle
• ISBN-13: 979-8-88897-623-4 / 9798888976234