Laughing to Keep from Crying

by Langston Hughes

"Reprinted 1976 by special arrangement"--T.p. verso.

Genres: Fiction, Classics

206 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1952

About the author

Through poetry, prose, and drama, American writer James Langston Hughes made important contributions to the Harlem renaissance; his best-known works include Weary Blues (1926) and The Ways of White Folks (1934).

People best know this social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist James Mercer Langston Hughes, one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry, for his famous written work about the period, when "Harlem was in vogue."

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Reviews

[Vorik · Rating 4 out of 5]

In fünf kleinen Erzählungen spiegelt der Autor die Reibungspunkte und Konsequenzen in einer Gesellschaft wider, die sich in einem Korsett aus Vorurteilen und Ausgrenzung hin und her windet.

[Steven Hendrix · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible collection of short stories dealing mainly with race relations. Hughes brings out some of the same subtleties of race relations that he does in the Ways of White Folks, but also overtly calls out the rampant racism of both north and south for what it is. Hughes is a master storyteller though mainly known for his poetry. This book should be a central title in American lit, instead it remains out of print. Go to the library, find a used copy, whatever it takes, read this book. Well worth it.

[Jack · Rating 4 out of 5]

Collection of short stories written by Langston Hughes. Each story exemplifies a different aspect of race relations.

My favorite stories were:
One Friday Morning (favorite)
Slice Him Down
Something in Common
Powder-White Faces
Trouble With the Angels
On the Road