Not without laughter
Title
:
Not without laughter
Author
:
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 author.
ISBN
:
9780143131861
Physical Description
:
xvii, 231 pages ; 20 cm.
Series
:
Penguin classics.
General Note
:
"First published in the United States of America by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1930"--Title page verso.
Contents
:
Introduction / Angela Flournoy -- Storm -- Conversation -- Jimboy's letter -- Thursday afternoon -- Guitar -- Work -- White folks -- Dance -- Carnival -- Punishment -- School -- Hard winter -- Christmas -- Return -- One by one -- Nothing but love -- Barber-shop -- Children's day -- Ten dollars and costs -- Hey, boy! -- Note to Harriett -- Beyond the Jordan -- Tempy's house -- A shelf of books -- Pool hall -- The doors of life -- Beware of women -- Chicago -- Elevator -- Princess of the blues.
Reading Level
:
1000 L Lexile
Subject Term
:
African American boys -- Kansas -- Fiction.
African American families -- Kansas -- Fiction.
City and town life -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Kansas -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Bildungsromans.
Added Author
:
Flournoy, Angela,
Summary
:
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.
Library | Call Number | Status |
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Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake) | FICTION HUG | Fiction Collection |
Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove) | FICTION HUG | Fiction Collection |
R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | FICTION HUG | Fiction Collection |