
The Big Sea
An Autobiography
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Dominic Hoffman
Langston Hughes, born in 1902, came of age early in the 1920s. In The Big Sea he recounts those memorable years in the two great playgrounds of the decade - Harlem and Paris. In Paris he was a cook and waiter in nightclubs. He knew the musicians and dancers, the drunks and dope fiends. In Harlem he was a rising young poet - at the center of the "Harlem Renaissance."
Arnold Rampersad writes in his incisive new introduction to The Big Sea, an American classic: "This is American writing at its best - simpler than Hemingway; as simple and direct as that of another Missouri-born writer...Mark Twain."
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The only thing that through me off was the recording. The narrator was great. I felt he was able to capture a lot of the experiences and emotion. It just sounded like they put him in a closet with a slight echo.
Great Book
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His poetry and his life story are wonderful
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Amazing Story
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Langston Hughes was legendary 🙌🏾
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interesting, easy to listen to educational
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Wanting to read more Langston Hughes now.
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loved this book!
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Just as good
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Great Life! Great Writer!
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