The Ways of White Folks
by Langston Hughes
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads
Boxlist takeSerious and stirring: a realistic novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
The Ways of White Folks is a collection of short stories by Langston Hughes, published in 1934.[1] Hughes wrote the book during a year he spent living in Carmel, California.[2] The collection, "marked by pessimism about race relations, as well as a sardonic realism or, contextually: humorous racism,"[2] is among his best known works.[3] Like Chesnutt's The Conjure Woman (1899) and Wright's Uncle Tom's Children...
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- Langston Hughes
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- 1934
- Pages
- 248
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