{"title":"Langston Hughes","description":"LANGSTON HUGHES (1901-1967), one of the great poets of the Harlem Renaissance, was born in Joplin, Missouri, and spent much of his childhood in Kansas before moving to Harlem. Among his numerous awards and honors were a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1935, a Rosenwald Fellowship in 1940, and an American Academy of Arts and Letters Grant in 1947.","products":[{"product_id":"not-without-laughter-paperback","title":"Not Without Laughter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning first novel by the legendary Harlem Renaissance poet\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn small-town Kansas at the turn of the twentieth century, Sandy Rogers is a young Black boy growing up surrounded by family. His mother, Annjee, works as a housekeeper for a wealthy white family while his father, Jimboy, comes in and out of town, bringing his guitar with him, and his grandmother, Hager, tries to keep the whole family right in the eyes of God. Amid the many hardships of these years of great change, Sandy learns what it means to be a member of the complex society he's inherited. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1930, Langston Hughes's award-winning debut novel draws from the author's childhood in the rural Midwest to paint a moving account of the trials and joys of life in Black communities that, until the novel's publication, had not seen themselves reflected in American literature. A groundbreaking work, \u003ci\u003eNot Without Laughter \u003c\/i\u003eestablished Langston Hughes as a gifted novelist as well as a beloved poet.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101245280479,"sku":"9798217007554","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/JUQ2OoGPpW9798217007554.webp?v=1781068548"},{"product_id":"not-without-laughter-paperback-1","title":"Not Without Laughter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1930, \"Not Without Laughter\" is the debut novel by Langston Hughes and a deeply personal, semi-autobiographical tale of an African-American family in rural Kansas. Langston Hughes, born in 1902 in Joplin, Missouri, spent much of his youth in Lawrence, Kansas and it is here that he set his first novel. \"Not Without Laughter\" tells the story of young Sandy Rogers as he grows from a boy to a young man and focuses on his \"awakening to the sad and beautiful realities of black life in a small Kansas town\". Sandy clashes with his irresponsible father, Jimboy, and relies on the hard work of his mother Annjelica and his tough grandmother, Aunt Hager, to survive the challenges of poverty and race in early-twentieth century rural America. Sandy's struggles mirror that of Hughes, who also had a strained and difficult relationship with his often absent father and was mainly raised by his maternal grandmother, a proud and strong woman who installed in Hughes a deep pride in his African-American heritage. \"Not Without Laughter\" is a powerful and moving portrait of race and poverty in America, as well as an important and inspiring story of hope and perseverance. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101547106527,"sku":"9781420968941","price":14.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Q0dHT1lyRk5FRkZVWnFIbjlnbVZSdz09.webp?v=1781071699"},{"product_id":"not-without-laughter-paperback-2","title":"Not Without Laughter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2020 Reprint of the 1930 Edition. Hughes award-winning first novel, about a black boy's coming-of-age in a largely white Kansas town. When first published in 1930, \u003cem\u003eNot Without Laughter \u003c\/em\u003eestablished Langston Hughes as not only a brilliant poet and leading light of the Harlem Renaissance but also a gifted novelist. In telling the story of Sandy Rogers, a young African American boy in small-town Kansas, and of his family--his mother, Annjee, a housekeeper for a wealthy white family; his irresponsible father, Jimboy, who plays the guitar and travels the country in search of employment; his strong-willed grandmother Hager, who clings to her faith; his Aunt Tempy, who marries a rich man; and his Aunt Harriet, who struggles to make it as a blues singer--Hughes gives the longings and lineaments of black life in the early twentieth century an important place in the history of racially divided America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101547598047,"sku":"9781684224777","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/VzM1T0I4NlFrKzVhVVN5OXp0aXk0dz09.webp?v=1781071699"},{"product_id":"not-without-laughter-paperback-3","title":"Not Without Laughter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur greatest African American poet's award-winning first novel, about a black boy's coming-of-age in a largely white Kansas town\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When first published in 1930, \u003ci\u003eNot Without Laughter \u003c\/i\u003eestablished Langston Hughes as not only a brilliant poet and leading light of the Harlem Renaissance but also a gifted novelist. In telling the story of Sandy Rogers, a young African American boy in small-town Kansas, and of his family--his mother, Annjee, a housekeeper for a wealthy white family; his irresponsible father, Jimboy, who plays the guitar and travels the country in search of employment; his strong-willed grandmother Hager, who clings to her faith; his Aunt Tempy, who marries a rich man; and his Aunt Harriet, who struggles to make it as a blues singer--Hughes gives the longings and lineaments of black life in the early twentieth century an important place in the history of racially divided America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101583675615,"sku":"9780143131861","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/djFGVU8zVU9YVVhYTlR3UklmS3JwZz09.webp?v=1781071769"},{"product_id":"the-weary-blues-not-without-laughter-the-ways-of-white-folks-hardcover","title":"The Weary Blues; Not Without Laughter; The Ways of White Folks - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major hardcover compendium of poetry and fiction by the legendary Black American poet of the Harlem Renaissance\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most important writers to emerge from the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes may be best known as a poet, but he was also a brilliant storyteller, blending elements of blues and jazz, speech and song, into a triumphant and wholly original idiom. Perhaps more than any other writer, Langston Hughes made the white America of the 1920s and 1930s aware of the Black culture thriving in its midst. Hughes's poetry and fiction works are messages from that America, sharply etched vignettes of its daily life, cruelly accurate portrayals of Black and white collisions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Everyman's Library compendium comprises Hughes's debut poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Weary Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, which catapulted him into literary stardom at just twenty-four years old; his award-winning debut novel, \u003ci\u003eNot Without Laughter\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1930 to critical raves; and his 1933 collection of short stories \u003ci\u003eThe Ways of White Folks\u003c\/i\u003e, currently only available in Vintage Classics trade paperback. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102217310431,"sku":"9798217007769","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Q1ENkzg_OW9798217007769.webp?v=1781079161"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/langston-hughes.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}