
The Life of Langston Hughes, Vol. I: 1902-1941
#93 of 3,809 books · #53 in Biography & Memoir
Won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography (1986) and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography (1986).
Profiles one of the most extraordinary writers of the twentieth century, from his birth in Missouri in 1902, through his journeys around the world to the winter of 1941, providing insights into his political views.
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Awards
- National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyWonMajor(1986)
- National Book Critics Circle Award for AutobiographyWonMajor(1986)
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