Home to Harlem

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Home to Harlem

Street fiction / urban fiction Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Identity / belonging Narrative theme: Politics Narrative theme: Sense of place Narrative theme: Social issues

Author: Claude McKay

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Collection: Harlem Renaissance Series

Language: English

Published by: Vintage Digital

Published on: 29th September 2022

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 1 Mb

ISBN: 9781473597600


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 Harlem. But despite the distance, Jake cannot seem to escape the past and the explosive ways in which it can culminate.

Written with brutal accuracy, Home to Harlem is an extraordinary work, and was the first American bestseller by a Black writer.

''One of the most gifted writers of the Harlem Renaissance'' Washington Post

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