A collection of vibrant and incisive short stories depicting the sometimes humorous, but more often tragic interactions between Black people and white people in America in the 1920s and ‘30s.

One of the most important writers to emerge from the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes may be best known as a poet, but these stories showcase his talent as a lively storyteller. His work blends elements of blues and jazz, speech and song, into a triumphant and wholly original idiom.

Stories included in this collection:

Cora Unashamed

Slave on the Block

Home

Passing

A Good Job Gone

Rejuvenation Through Joy

The Blues I’m Playing

Red-Headed Baby

Poor Little Black Fellow

Little Dog

Berry

Mother and Child

One Christmas Eve

Father and Son