The Sport of the Gods

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First published in 1902, The Sport of the Gods tells the story of a black family forced to leave the South and face the harsh realities of life in a Northern city. A moving examination of the life of African-Americans post-emancipation, The Sport of the Gods represents a landmark in African-American literature that will appeal to those with an interest in this particular chapter of American history. Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet during the start of the 20th century. Born to ex-slave parents, Dunbar began writing at a very early age and had even published his first poems by the age of 16 in a local newspaper. Much of his work was written in the African-American Vernacular associated with the antebellum South, although he also employed conventional English in his novels and poems. Dunbar was among the first African-American writers to garner international acclaim for their work. Contents include: The Hamiltons , A Farewell Dinner , The Theft , From a Clear Sky , The Justice of Men , Outcasts , In New York , An Evening Out , His Heart’s Desire , A Visitor from Home , Broken Hopes , ‘All the World’s a Stage’ , etc. Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this novel now complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.