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Home to Harlem / by Claude McKay.

By:

McKay, Claude, 1890-1948 [author.]

New York and London : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1928Edition: First editionDescription: 340 pages ; 20 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Home to Harlem.DDC classification:

F Ja Mck

LOC classification:

PZ3.M1926 Ho
PS3525.A239 H6

Available additional physical forms:

Also issued online.

Contents:

First pt. Going back home -- Arrival -- Zeddy -- Congo Rose -- On the job again -- Myrtle Avenue -- Zeddy's rise and fall -- The raid of the Baltimore -- Jake makes a move. Second pt. The railroad -- Snowstorm in Pittsburgh -- The treeing of the chef -- One night in Philly -- Interlude -- Relapse -- A practical prank -- He also loved -- A farewell feed. Third pt. Spring in Harlem -- Felice -- The gift that Billy gave.

Summary: This classic novel gives voice the the alienation and frustration of urban blacks during an era when Harlem was in vogue. With sensual, often brutal accuracy, Claude McKay traces the parallel paths of two very different young men struggling to find their way through the suspicion and prejudice of American society. At the same time, this stark but moving story touches on the central themes of the Harlem Renaissance, including the urgent need for unity and identity among blacks.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	National Library of Jamaica	Daphne Douglas Reading Room	F Ja (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	1000000018199
Books	National Library of Jamaica	Daphne Douglas Reading Room	F Ja (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	1000000114956
Books	National Library of Jamaica	Daphne Douglas Reading Room	F Ja (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	1000000107142
Books	National Library of Jamaica	Daphne Douglas Reading Room	F Ja (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	1000000098194
Books	National Library of Jamaica	Daphne Douglas Reading Room	F Ja (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	02312294
Books	National Library of Jamaica	Daphne Douglas Reading Room	F Ja (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	1002322688
Books	National Library of Jamaica	Daphne Douglas Reading Room	F Ja (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	1000000007352
Books	National Library of Jamaica	Daphne Douglas Reading Room	813.52 F Ja McK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	1000000020630
Books	National Library of Jamaica	Daphne Douglas Reading Room	F Ja Mck (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	1000000023968
Books	OCLC Data		F Ja Mck (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	0000000005941
Books	OCLC Data		F Ja Mck (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	0000000002271

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This classic novel gives voice the the alienation and frustration of urban blacks during an era when Harlem was in vogue. With sensual, often brutal accuracy, Claude McKay traces the parallel paths of two very different young men struggling to find their way through the suspicion and prejudice of American society. At the same time, this stark but moving story touches on the central themes of the Harlem Renaissance, including the urgent need for unity and identity among blacks.

Also issued online.

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