商品簡介
Award winning playwright Greer presents this engaging portrait of one of the most influential and controversial African American writers of the twentieth century, Langston Hughes. Hughes was considered to be the African American Walt Whitman, writing about the down and out state of the working class Blacks in America and their unrelenting spirit. This book tells the story of Hughes' life, his work, and his impact on American culture. Also a celebration of African American history and the Harlem Renaissance, the work appeals to those with an interest in American history and literature. Distributed by Dufour. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Bonnie Greer was born in Chicago where she later studied with David Mamet, before moving to New York to study at the Actors Studio with Elia Kazan. She has been living in Britain since the late 1980s where she has carved a reputation; she’s won numerous awards, including the Verity Bargate and has been a judge on many prizes including the Orange Prize for Fiction. Bonnie regularly contributes articles to the Guardian, Telegraph, Independent and Marie Claire as well as appearing for comment on TV and radio. She is also just completing collections of short stories and essays and her latest play, Marilyn and Ella will be moving to the West End in 2009.
