Remember Me to Harlem
The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, 1925-1964
by Langston Hughes; Carl Van Vechten; Emily Bernard
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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 to African-American superstars Countee Cullen, Bessie Smith, and others, this correspondence is a portrait of an age.
Editions of Remember Me to Harlem
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Random House Inc |
Date 2001 |
Price $2.99 |
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Publisher Notes
An engaging portrait of two key figures of the Harlem Renaissance presents a collection of letters exchanged over the course of four decades between gifted African-American poet Langston Hughes and his white mentor, Carl Van Vechten, offering an incisive look at current events and issues, a study of American culture, and portraits of W. E. B. Du Bois, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and other important figures.
Media Reviews
"Emily Bernard...has done an expert job of organizing the letters into a clear, well-annotated, highly readable volume, hauntingly illustrated by the photographs Van Vechten took of artists from Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday to James Baldwin."
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