This volume traces Langston Hughes' life from his birth in Missouri in 1902 to the winter of 1941. Portraying his association with a range of political activists, patrons and artists, Arnold Rampersad offers a sweeping panorama of culture and history in the early 20th-century.

Featuring a new Afterword, this is Ramprsad's highly praised biography of an extraordinary and prolific American writer. Including 50 illustrations per volume, this anniversary edition will offer a new generation entrance to the life and mind of one of the 20th century's greatest artists. "An exquisite orchestration of the life fully lived."--"The Boston Globe."

An exquisite orchestration of the fully lived life.