There Is Confusion

There Is Confusion - Paperback

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There Is Confusion
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There Is Confusion - Paperback

There Is Confusion - Paperback

by Jessie Redmon Fauset
$28.78
$28.78

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by Jessie Redmon Fauset (Author)

There Is Confusion by Harlem Renaissance luminary Jessie Redmon Fauset is a groundbreaking novel of manners detailing the lives of three ambitious Black Americans-Joanna, Maggie, and Peter-in early 20th-century Philadelphia and New York. It examines their pursuit of love and success while navigating, and defying, deeply ingrained racial prejudice. The story follows the trio as they grow up, but their friendship and aspirations are complicated by romance and competition, leading to a crucial, life-altering decision by Joanna. This work is recognized for its in-depth portrayal of a changing, upwardly mobile African-American community.

Number of Pages: 234
Dimensions: 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: March 28, 2026
ISBN9789355224811
Author Jessie Redmon Fauset
PublisherClassy Publishing
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages234
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Jessie Redmon Fauset

Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882-1961) was the daughter of an African Methodist Episcopal minister. She attended Cornell University, where she studied Latin, Greek, German, and French, and became one of the first Black women elected to Phi Beta Kappa. According to some sources she studied at the Sorbonne before earning her M.A. in French from the University of Pennsylvania. Fauset began contributing to The Crisis, the official magazine of the NAACP, in 1912. By 1919, she was its literary editor, becoming the first person to publish Langston Hughes's and Gwendolyn Bennett's poetry as well as shaping the careers of Jean Toomer, Countee Cullen, and Claude McKay.

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