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Big Sea Autobiography American Century

Introduction by Arnold Rampersad.

Langston Hughes, born in 1902, came of age early in the 1920s. In The Big Sea he recounts those unforgettable 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 it is best–simpler than Hemingway; as simple and direct as that of another Missouri-born writer…Mark Twain.”

Review

“Langston Hughes is the Jazz Poet! The ceaseless communicator of Blues. He is the singer, philosopher, the folk and urban lyricist. This book is the chronicle of a bright and lively artistic ear that brought the African-American humans full into the twentieth century. It is a wondrous book!”–Amiri Baraka
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30 of 32 persons found the following review helpful.
5The Big Sea: A Treasure
By pearl cleage
This book had a unfathomed effect my life as a writer.My mother read it to me at night like fairy tales when I was very young. As I grew up and realized I wanted to write professionally, the lessons in The Big Sea made the writing life seem not only possible, but the best life a person could find. I would say without a doubt that this is my bestloved book of all time. If I was marooned on a desert island, this would be the book I would take with me. From his base in Harlem, it shows Hughes embracing the whole world. The Big Sea is a book to read and treasure. again and again.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
5A compelling traveling of understanding oneself and the world.
By macross@bellsouth.net
Langston Hughes’ book, “The Big Sea,” is a chronicle of the legendary writer’s life up until his original success as a writer. His journey’s take him to Mexico, Africa, and Europe in a quest to find out his place in this world. In a time when being a person of color meant sure injustice, Hughes uses his travels to become conscious of the “ways” of racism and how to combat it. An splendid book that is more an stimulating adventure, than an autobiography.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
5An intriguing look at Langston Hughes and Harlem
By A
Hughes, known principally for his poetry and short stories, discusses his life.I found it intriguing that such a wondrous writer was struggling so. Much like Maya Angelou’s books, this book left me with the sentiment that genuinely great people may win a victory over vast obstacles to succeed. Also like Maya’s books, this book made me realize that a good deal of of my own difficultnesses pale to those of a good deal of very successful people.Perhaps what I enjoyed most in regards to this book was Hughes’ reflectivity on Harlem, 1920s-1930s. His fundamental interaction with such greats as Van Vechten, Hurston, Thurman, and others was fascinating, leaving me wanting to know even more when it comes to 1920-30s life in Harlem.I genuinely enjoyed this book

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