BOOKS by Langston Hughes

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1	The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes more books like this by Langston Hughes, Professor Arnold Rampersad (Editor), David E Roessel (Editor) add to wishlist Hughes identified it as his mission as a writer "to explain and illuminate the Negro condition in America." His poetry was heavily influenced by black oral tradition, jazz, and folklore, and he continually attempted to mirror the black experience, in all its diversity, in his work. see all copies from $6.50! new only from $12.03! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Ways of White Folks more books like this by Langston Hughes add to wishlist This short-story collection was published in 1928. see all copies from $3.07! new only from $8.36! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Best of Simple more books like this by Langston Hughes add to wishlist 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 $2.35! new only from $6.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Selected Poems of Langston Hughes more books like this by Langston Hughes add to wishlist Hughes identified it as his mission as a writer "to explain and illuminate the Negro condition in America." His poetry was heavily influenced by black oral tradition, jazz, and folklore, and he continually attempted to mirror the black experience, in all its diversity, in his work. see all copies from $2.07! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Not Without Laughter more books like this by Langston Hughes add to wishlist A young African-American boy comes of age and becomes painfully aware of both the sad and the beautiful realities of life in his small Kansas town. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Best Short Stories by Black Writers: 1899 - 1967 more books like this by Langston Hughes (Editor) add to wishlist This is one of the many anthologies Hughes edited to bring the works of black writers to the public. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| SVS
7	Dream Keeper and Other Poems more books like this by Langston Hughes add to wishlist A collection of poetry written specifically for children. B&w scratchboard illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Return of Simple more books like this by Langston Hughes, Akiba Sullivan Harper (Editor), Professor Arnold Rampersad (Introduction by) add to wishlist 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 $14.85! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Block: 3 more books like this by Langston Hughes, Romare Bearden (Illustrator), Bill Cosby (Introduction by) add to wishlist Thirteen poems paired with collage paintings which work together to depict life on a street in Harlem. Readers will visit neighborhood hot spots, including the barber shop and the Baptist church, and meet residents of the neighborhood. see all copies from $4.88! new only from $49.96! \| first editions
10	Langston Hughes: Critical Perspectives Past and Present more books like this by Langston Hughes, Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah (Editor), Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Editor) add to wishlist Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and K. A. Appiah, this book contains reviews and critical essays on the work of Langston Hughes. The essays in this collection treat his work in many genres and they place his work in historical and literary context. Also included are a chronology, bibliography, and index. This is part of the series "Critical ... see all copies from $2.25! new only from $2.25! \| first editions
11 view cover	Short Stories of Langston Hughes more books like this by Langston Hughes, Akiba Sullivan Harper (Editor), Professor Arnold Rampersad (Introduction by) add to wishlist 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 $2.16! new only from $7.02! \| first editions \| SVS
12	The sweet flypaper of life more books like this by Roy DeCarava, Langston Hughes add to wishlist see all copies from $60.00! first editions
13 view cover	The big sea : an autobiography more books like this by Langston Hughes add to wishlist A prose description of portions of Hughes's life and travels, published in 1940. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Black Misery more books like this by Langston Hughes add to wishlist In his last book written before his death in 1967, Langston Hughes writes an emotion-packed story of a black child adjusting to the new world of integration in the 1960s. Includes a new introduction written by Jesse Jackson and Afterword by Robert G. O'Meally. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.95! \| first editions
15	The Sweet Flypaper of Life more books like this by Langston Hughes (Photographer), Roy Decarava add to wishlist see all copies from $47.49! first editions
16 view cover	The Langston Hughes Reader more books like this by Langston Hughes add to wishlist Hughes identified it as his mission as a writer "to explain and illuminate the Negro condition in America." His poetry was heavily influenced by black oral tradition, jazz, and folklore, and he continually attempted to mirror the black experience, in all its diversity, in his work. see all copies from $3.85! new only from $13.82! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, 1925-1964 more books like this by Emily Bernard (Editor), Langston Hughes, Carl Van Vechten add to wishlist Poet Langston Hughes met the critic Carl Van Vechten at a party in 1924. Shortly thereafter Van Vechten introduced Hughes's poems to Alfred Knopf, who published THE WEARY BLUES, a favor that was the beginning of a lasting friendship between Hughes and Van Vechten. This volume of letters offers insight about their relationship, and, with reference ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.32! \| first editions
18	Book of Negro Folklore more books like this by Langston Hughes add to wishlist see all copies from $7.15! first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Big Sea more books like this by Langston Hughes add to wishlist Introduction by Arnold Rampersad. Langston Hughes, born in 1902, came of age early in the 1920s. In "The Big Sea he recounts those memorable years in the two great playgrounds of the decade--Harlem and Paris. In Paris he was a cook and waiter in nightclubs. He knew the musicians and dancers, the drunks and dope fiends. In Harlem he was a rising ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20 view cover	The Sweet and Sour Animal Book more books like this by Langston Hughes, Students of the Harlem School for the Ar (Illustrator), George P Cunningham (Afterword by) add to wishlist Poetic descriptions of 26 animals--one for each letter of the alphabet. Color illustrations accompany the short verses, which celebrate such creatures as bees, unicorns, and zebras. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.12! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Black Magic more books like this by Langston Hughes, Milton Meltzer, Ossie Davis (Foreword by) add to wishlist } Black Magic Langston Hughes's last book, presents the vast, sweeping story of African-American entertainers--the artists and the musicians, the singers and the dancers, the obscure and the illustrious--from the tragic beginnings in slavery to he triumphant artistic achievements of the late 1960s. Long considered the most comprehensive history ... see all copies from $5.11! new only from $55.56! \| first editions
22 view cover	I Wonder as I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey more books like this by Langston Hughes add to wishlist Hughes, "the bard of Harlem," was devoted to that part of New York City, but he was also an extensive traveler. This collection of his travel impressions was published in 1956. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.28! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	My People more books like this by Langston Hughes, Charles R Smith Jr (Illustrator) add to wishlist Hughes's spare yet eloquent tribute to his people has been cherished for generations. Now, acclaimed photographer Smith interprets this beloved poem in vivid sepia photographs that capture the glory, the beauty, and the soul of being a black American today. see all copies from $2.02! new only from $8.91! \| SVS
24 view cover	Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life more books like this by Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, George Houston Bass (Introduction by) add to wishlist The only collaboration between the two brightest lights of the Harlem Renaissance--Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes In 1930, two giants of African American literature joined forces to create a lively, insightful, often wildly farcical look inside a rural Southern black community--the three-act play "Mule Bone." In this hilarious story, Jim ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
25 view cover	Vintage Hughes more books like this by Langston Hughes add to wishlist Langston Hughes' mastery of the African-American vernacular and his passionate vision of the world resonate in this generous selection of his poems, including TThe Negro Speaks of Rivers," "I, Too," "The Weary Blues," "America," "Dream Variations," "Young Sailor," "Scottsboro," "The Heart of Harlem," and "Freedom Train"; and three stories from ... see all copies from $2.97! new only from $6.00! \| SVS

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