Not Without Laughter
Langston Hughes''s Not Without Laughter (1930) is drawn in part from the author''s own recollections of youth and early manhood. This stirring coming-of-age tale unfolds in 1930s rural Kansas. A poignant portrait of African-American family life in the early twentieth century, it follows the story of young Sandy Rogers as he grows from a boy to a man. We meet Sandy''s mother, Annjee, who works as a...
Langston Hughes''s Not Without Laughter (1930) is drawn in part from the author''s own recollections of youth and early manhood. This stirring coming-of-age tale unfolds in 1930s rural Kansas. A poignant portrait of African-American family life in the early twentieth century, it follows the story of young Sandy Rogers as he grows from a boy to a man. We meet Sandy''s mother, Annjee, who works as a...
