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A Jean Toomer Reader

A Jean Toomer Reader

Selected Unpublished Writings

by Jean Toomer and Frederik L. Rusch
Paperback
Publication Date: 27/04/1995

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Jean Toomer achieved instant recognition as a critic and thinker in 1923 with the publication of his novel Cane, a harsh, eloquent vision of black American hardship and suffering. But because of his reclusive, introspective nature, Toomer's fame waned in later years, and today his other contributions to American thought and literature are all but forgotten. Now, this collection of unpublished writings restores a crucial dimension to our understanding of
this important African American author. Thematically arranging letters, sketches, poems, autobiography, short stories, a play, and a children's story, Frederik Rusch offers insight into Toomer's mind and
spirituality, his feelings on racial identity in America, and his attitudes toward and ideas about Cane. Rusch highlights Toomer's reflections on America, its people, landscape, and politics, reveals his significance for the problems and issues of today, and helps us understand Toomer not only as writer, but also as social critic, prophet, mystic, and idealist. Exploring Toomer's attempts to find self-realization and transcend social and cultural definitions of race, this book offers a
unique view of the United States through the life of one of its most significant and fascinating intellectuals.
ISBN:
9780195083293
9780195083293
Category:
Literary essays
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
27-04-1995
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
320
Dimensions (mm):
235x154x18mm
Weight:
0.45kg
Jean Toomer

A native of Washington, D.C., Jean Toomer (1894–1967) took a four-month teaching job in Georgia in 1921.

Here the poet, playwright, and novelist reconnected with his African-American roots to create his best-known work, Cane, a book of prose poetry inspired by the people and landscapes of the Deep South.

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