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THE BLACKER THE BERRY
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THE BLACKER THE BERRY

by Thurman, Wallace

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New York: The Macaulay Company, 1929. First printing. Very good plus.. First edition - with cover design by Aaron Douglas - of this foundational Harlem Renaissance work, the story of Emma Lou, a dark-skinned Black woman who struggles to come to terms with the colorism she experiences inside and outside her community. Wallace Thurman, the "young turk of the Harlem Renaissance," stormed the literary world with his first novel, THE BLACKER THE BERRY (Scott). Daniel M. Scott notes the "autobiographical parallels" between Thurman and his protagonist Emma Lou, both of whom faced colorism; Paul Finkelman further describes Thurman's attention to the taboo topic of intraracial color prejudice as one of the many "conscious transgressions" that "marked the content of Thurman's literary endeavors." Thurman, who was bisexual, also explores "Harlem's sexual and moral ambiguity" in THE BLACKER THE BERRY, "questioning the parameters by which most Americans conceptualize and/or discuss race and its relationship to… Read More
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The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life

The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life

by Thurman, Wallace

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New York: Macaulay Company, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. 262pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Brown cloth with title stamped in black on the front board and backstrip. There is a small open tear to the cloth along the front joint, and the underlying boards are just beginning to peek through at the bottom fore-edge corner of the front board. The front hinge is a little weak, and the text block is cracked a few times. There is a previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper. Thurman's first published novel offers a frank portrayal of prejudice within the black community, and was divisive among the public and critics alike. Thurman was already fairly well known within the "Harlem Renaissance," but the publication of this work would announce his talents to a wider audience, and would help to cement his reputation as a writer who would take on unpopular (and sometimes uncomfortable) subjects.
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The Blacker the Berry

by Thurman, Wallace

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Used - Small inked name, front flap of dust jacket adhered to front pastedown, small discoloration and some soft creases to spine, publ
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The Macaulay Company, 1929. First edition, first printing. Small inked name, front flap of dust jacket adhered to front pastedown, small discoloration and some soft creases to spine, publisher's name lower spine rubbed out, very good to near fine with hinges firm, in custom mylar cover.. Brown cloth titled in black, no dust jacket in mylar cover.
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Harlem Renaissance: Five Novels of the 1920s (Cane; Home to Harlem; Quicksand; Plum Bun; The...
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Harlem Renaissance: Five Novels of the 1920s (Cane; Home to Harlem; Quicksand; Plum Bun; The Blacker the Berry) (Library of America #217)

by Zafar, Rafia (Editor) (Jean Toomer, Claude McKay, Nella Larsen, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Wallace Thurman)

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1598530992
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New York: The Library of America, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 867pp; Blue cloth boards with gilt titling to spine, ribbon bookmark, decorated endpapers, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Five novels from the 1920s Harlem Renaissance. Includes: Cane by Jean Toomer; Home to Harlem by Claude McKay; Quicksand by Nella Larsen; Plum Bun by Jessie Redmon Fauset; The Blacker the Berry by Wallace Thurman. Library of America No. 217.
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