The Sport of the Gods - Softcover

Dunbar, Paul Laurence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1528719921 ISBN 13: 9781528719926

Verlag: Read & Co. Classics, 2022

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A harrowingly intense exploration of life for African-Americans post-emancipation.

The 1902 novella presents the bleak truth for so many Black families who were forced to leave the southern US and face the harsh reality of life in a northern city. A landmark in African-American literature, The Sport of the Gods is a deeply moving tale of familial struggle in times of great prejudice and racism. This short book is the ideal read for those looking to gain insight into the experience of so many Black families.

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Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) was an American writer, born in Ohio to parents who had been enslaved before the American Civil War. He's considered the first influential African American sonnet writer, and much of his most popular work is written in the Antebellum South dialect. Best known for his 1895 poem 'We Wear the Mask' and his 1902 novel 'The Sport of the Gods', he was a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance.

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• Verlag: Read & Co. Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1528719921
• ISBN 13: 9781528719926
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 141
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