| Amazon.com This little-known classic of the Harlem Renaissance--by the mysterious， Utah-born bisexual Wallace Thurman， who died in obscurity in 1934--is both timeless and timely. It centers on the larger-than-life denizens of a Harlem mansion called "Niggeratti Manor": Stephen Jorgensen， the recently arrived Canadian; Paul， the ambivalent， uptown social critic; Pelham， the struggling poet; and Eustace Savoy， an entertainer disdainful of his Afro-American musical heritage. In this volatile gumbo of complex characters--which also pokes fun at a few famous writers， including Zora Neale Hurston， Alain Locke， and Langston Hughes--Thurman weaves a hilarious story that critiques the paternalistic Negro author/white patron relationship， uncovers the social-class antagonisms in the Afro-American community， and foreshadows the sexual and social themes of James Baldwin and E. Lynn Harris. Thurman's elegant and elastic prose adds more illumination to this bright period in African American literature. --Eugene Holley Jr. From Library Journal This is the first volume in Modern Library's inaugural series， "The Harlem Renaissance." The 1932 novel is a thinly disguised memoir of Thurman's own unhappy experiences in the 1920s literary movement and features characters based on Langston Hughes， Zora Neale Hurston， and other Harlem Renaissance authors. With an introduction by author E. Lynn Harris.Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information， Inc. See all Editorial Reviews |
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