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Wallace Thurman
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Format: Book
ISBN: 0486461343
Page Count: 160
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
A source of controversy upon its 1929 publication, this novel was the first to openly address color prejudice among black Americans. The author, an active member of the Harlem Renaissance, offers insightful reflections of the era's mood and spirit in an enduringly relevant examination of racial, sexual, and cultural identity.
Reprint of the Macauley Company, New York, 1912 edition.

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