Description
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 young poet--at the center of the "Harlem Renaissance."
Description: 9 audio discs (approximately 71 min. each)
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 young poet--at the center of the "Harlem Renaissance."
Description: 9 audio discs (approximately 71 min. each)
Book Details
Format
Audiobook
Length
11 min
Language
English
Published
Jul 26, 2011
Publisher
BOOKS ON TAPE
Editions
7 editions
ISBN-10
0307939499
ISBN-13
9780307939494
Genres
Biography
Autobiography & Memoir
Poetry