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1	Return of Simple more books like this by Langston Hughes, Akiba Sullivan Harper (Editor), Professor Arnold Rampersad (Introduction by) Hughes's most popular and beloved fictional creation was Jesse B. Semple, a Harlem man from Virginia known as "simple" who was based on a conversation Hughes had with a defense-plant worker in 1943. Simple's romantic escapades, the racial indignities he suffered, his sardonic outlook on life, and the humor with which Hughes infused his story, won ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.50! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Short Stories of Langston Hughes more books like this by Langston Hughes, Akiba Sullivan Harper (Editor), Professor Arnold Rampersad (Introduction by) Forty-seven short stories, eight of which have never been collected before, and the rest of which are from out-of-print books. see all copies from $4.47! new only from $14.40! \| first editions
3	Short Stories more books like this by Langston Hughes, Akiba Sullivan Harper (Editor), Professor Arnold Rampersad (Introduction by) Nearly a century after his birth in Joplin, Missouri, Langston Hughes is, in a sense, coming home. The University of Missouri Press is proud to announce the publication of The Collected Works of Langston Hughes, a compilation of the novels, short stories, poems, plays, and essays by one of the twentieth century's most prolific and influential ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $24.25! \| SVS
4	Simple's Uncle Sam: With a New Introduction by Akiba Sullivan Harper more books like this by Langston Hughes, Akiba Sullivan Harper (Introduction by) Hughes's most beloved character--Jesse B. Semple, better known as "Simple"--comes back to life, speaking as an Everyman for African Americans, in this extraordinary collection. Simple's witty commentary covers topics ranging from women to Gospel music to sports heroes. see all copies from $6.95! new only from $9.64! \| SVS
5	Not So Simple: The Simple Stories by Langston Hughes more books like this by Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper, Donna A Harper In 'Not So Simple, ' Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper examines the character as he emerged in Hughes's columns, from the beginning to Semple's farewell in 'The New York Post' in December 1965, by which time Semple was being decried by many as an anachronism that failed to reflect the growing complexity of black life in a turbulent time... --New York ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $29.94! \| SVS
6	The Later Simple Stories more books like this by Langston Hughes, Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper (Editor) Nearly a century after his birth in Joplin, Missouri, Langston Hughes is, in a sense, coming home. The University of Missouri Press is proud to announce the publication of The Collected Works of Langston Hughes, a compilation of the novels, short stories, poems, plays, and essays by one of the twentieth century's most prolific and influential ... see all copies from $29.00! new only from $29.00! \| SVS
7	The Early Simple Stories more books like this by Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper (Editor), Langston Hughes Jesse B. Semple first sprang to life in Langston Hughes's weekly Chicago Defender column in 1943. Almost immediately, the "Simple stories," as they were routinely called, had a large and ever-increasing audience. Simple soon became Harlem's Everyman - an ordinary black workingman, representative of the masses of black folks in the 1940s. Simple ... see all copies from $28.65! new only from $28.65! \| SVS
8	Not So Simple: The "Simple" Stories by Langston Hughes more books like this by Donna A Harper, Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper The "Simple" stories, by Langston Hughes, were satirical pieces featuring Harlem's Jesse B. Semple. This book provides an historical analysis of these stories, from his first appearance in 1943 in the "Chicago Defender" to his 1965 farewell in the "New York Post". see all copies from $16.00! first editions

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