I Wonder as I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey
By Langston Hughes
Introduction by Arnold Rampersad
Read by Dominic Hoffman
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ISBN: 9780307939500
In I Wonder as I Wander, Langston Hughes vividly recalls the most dramatic and intimate moments of his life in the turbulent 1930s. His wanderlust leads him to Cuba, Haiti, Russia, Soviet Central Asia, Japan, Spain (during its Civil War), through dictatorships, wars, revolutions. He meets and brings to life the famous and the humble, from Arthur Koestler to Emma, the Black Mammy of Moscow. It is the continuously amusing, wise revelation of an American writer journeying around the often strange and always exciting world he loves. Cover design by Sara Eisenman. Cover photograph by Roy DeCarava © Sherry Turner DeCarava.
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Summary
Summary
In I Wonder as I Wander, Langston Hughes vividly recalls the most dramatic and intimate moments of his life in the turbulent 1930s.His wanderlust leads him to Cuba, Haiti, Russia, Soviet Central Asia, Japan, Spain (during its Civil War), through dictatorships, wars, revolutions. He meets and brings to life the famous and the humble, from Arthur Koestler to Emma, the Black Mammy of Moscow. It is the continuously amusing, wise revelation of an American writer journeying around the often strange and always exciting world he loves.
Cover design by Sara Eisenman. Cover photograph by Roy DeCarava © Sherry Turner DeCarava.
Author
Author Bio: Langston Hughes
James Mercer Langston Hughes (1902–1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is the author of more than sixty books. He is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance.
Author Bio: Arnold Rampersad
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| Available Formats : | Digital Download |
| Runtime: | 16.71 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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