Arnold Rampersad is Sara Hart Kimball Professor in the Humanities at Stanford University. He is the author of Days of Grace: A Memoir with Arthur Ashe, Jackie Robinson: A Biography, and he edited Collected Poems of Langston Hughes. He is winner of the Biographers International Organization's 2012 BIO Award.
"Excellent....Mr. Rampersad [leaves] you eager to see what he makes
of the rest of the story, and confident that his second volume will
be as good as his first."--John Gross, The New York Times
"Rampersad's two-volume biography, re-released to commemorate
Hughes' centennial, is the definitive account of the poet,
playwright, and novelist who was the leading light of the Harlem
Renaissance. New afterwords offer perspective on Hughes' literary
legacy."--The Orlando Sentinel
"Arnold Rampersad's biography of Langston Hughes sweeps up the
reader like a novel does....Rampersad's book serves as a
foundational introduction to the leading figures of the Harlem
Renaissance, as well as to others in politics, literature, and the
arts. Its dramatic, even painful, last chapter will lead you
straight out to search for the second volume."--Topica Tip
World
"Excellent....Mr. Rampersad [leaves] you eager to see what he makes
of the rest of the story, and confident that his second volume will
be as good as his first."--John Gross, The New York Times
"Throughout this comprehensive and enthralling account of Hughes's
life and his development as a writer, Rampersad offers a precise
assessment of his work and its importance...This may be the best
biography of a black writer we have had."--David Nicholson, The
Washington Post Book World
"An exquisite orchestration of the fully lived life."--Michael S.
Harper, The Boston Globe
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