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Langston Hughes

Born

in Joplin, Missouri, The United States

February 01, 1902

Died

May 22, 1967

Genre

Poetry, Fiction

Influences

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Through poetry, prose, and drama, American writer James Langston Hughes made important contributions to the Harlem renaissance; his best-known works include Weary Blues (1926) and The Ways of White Folks (1934).

People best know this social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist James Mercer Langston Hughes, one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry, for his famous written work about the period, when "Harlem was in vogue."

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Average rating: 4.28 · 63,486 ratings · 5,652 reviews · 556 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Collected Poems by Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad (Editor) 4.36 avg rating — 17,839 ratings — published 1994 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Poems 4.31 avg rating — 8,023 ratings — published 1959 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ways of White Folks 4.46 avg rating — 5,136 ratings — published 1934 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou (Introduction) 4.23 avg rating — 3,385 ratings — published 1930 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Weary Blues 4.43 avg rating — 2,686 ratings — published 1925 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Sea by Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad (Introduction) 4.21 avg rating — 1,882 ratings — published 1940 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I, Too, Am America by Langston Hughes, Bryan Collier (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 1,694 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of Simple: Stories 4.38 avg rating — 1,447 ratings — published 1961 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dream Keeper and Other Poems by Langston Hughes, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator), Lee Bennett Hopkins (Introduction) 4.33 avg rating — 1,403 ratings — published 1932 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My People (Coretta Scott King Award - Illustrator Winner Title by Langston Hughes, Charles R. Smith Jr. (Photographer) 4.33 avg rating — 1,047 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Langston Hughes

The Collected Works of Langston Hughes (16 books)
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Poll for May, which selection would you like to read? The poll will remain open until April 25th. This should give us enough time to purchase/borrow the book in order to start reading on May 1. Please remember to only vote if you plan on participating.

How Stella Got Her Groove Back by Terry McMillan

19 votes, 25.3%

The Best of Simple Stories (American Century) by Langston Hughes

The Best of Simple: Stories by Langston Hughes

17 votes, 22.7%

Belle and the Beau by Beverly Jenkins

11 votes, 14.7%

Five Smooth Stones by Ann Fairbairn

10 votes, 13.3%

The Bride Price by Buchi Emecheta

9 votes, 12.0%

Hideaway (Hideaway Legacy, #1) by Rochelle Alers

Hideaway by Rochelle Alers

4 votes, 5.3%

Five Smooth Stones (write-in)

4 votes, 5.3%

The Best of Simple (write-in)

1 vote, 1.3%

75 total votes

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