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This edition, first published in 1958, presents a curated collection of Langston Hughes’s writings drawn from every category of his prolific output. Readers encounter standout poems, the complete libretto of the musical comedy *Simply Heavenly*, the pageant *Glory of Negro History*, the one‑act play *Soul Gone Home*, the autobiographical excerpts from *The Big Sea* and *I Wonder as I Wander*, and the full *Simple* trilogy—*Simple Takes a Wife*, *Simple Speaks his Mind*, and *Simple Stakes a Claim*. The anthology highlights Hughes’s influence on Black American literary expression and his enduring legacy in world literature.
First publish date: 1958
Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature
Authors: Langston Hughes
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