Not Without Laughter - (Herald Classics) by Langston Hughes (Paperback)
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- Langston Hughes's debut novel, a moving portrait of African American family life in 1930s Kansas, newly reissued for Union Square & Co.'s Herald Classics line.
- About the Author: Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was born in Joplin, Missouri, and grew up in Kansas before moving to Harlem in New York City.
- 248 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Classics
- Series Name: Herald Classics
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Langston Hughes's debut novel, a moving portrait of African American family life in 1930s Kansas, newly reissued for Union Square & Co.'s Herald Classics line. Originally published in 1930, Not Without Laughter follows Sandy Rogers as a boy living in rural Kansas to his arrival in Chicago as a young man, set against a backdrop of poverty, racial segregation, and the onset of World War I. Orbiting Sandy are a host of vividly realized family members, including his mother Annjee, a housekeeper for a wealthy white family; his irresponsible father Jimboy, who plays guitar and is constantly in search of work; his aunts, blues-singing Aunt Harriet and social-climbing Aunt Tempy; and his pious, strong-willed grandmother Hager, who holds the generations together. Partly inspired by Langston Hughes's early life in the Midwest, Not Without Laughter is the debut novel of the literary giant, a sweeping and elegiac family drama that traces Black life in the early twentieth century, an important setting in the history of a racially divided America.About the Author
Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was born in Joplin, Missouri, and grew up in Kansas before moving to Harlem in New York City. Hughes is a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance and one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. In his lifetime, Hughes published over thirty-five works, including poetry, novels, short stories, an autobiography, musicals, essays, and plays.Dimensions (Overall): 8.25 Inches (H) x 5.38 Inches (W) x .62 Inches (D)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 248
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Classics
Series Title: Herald Classics
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Format: Paperback
Author: Langston Hughes
Language: English
Street Date: February 3, 2026
TCIN: 1004221446
UPC: 9781454964797
Item Number (DPCI): 247-37-0160
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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