Not Without Laughter, Langston Hughes
Not Without Laughter, Langston Hughes
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Not Without Laughter

Author: Langston Hughes

Narrator: Jaime Lincoln Smith

Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/30/2022


Synopsis

Not Without Laughter is drawn in part from the author's own recollections of youth and early manhood. This stirring coming-of-age tale unfolds in 1930s rural Kansas. A poignant portrait of African-American family life in the early twentieth century, it follows the story of young Sandy Rogers as he grows from a boy to a man. We meet Sandy's mother, Annjee, who works as a housekeeper for a wealthy white family; his strong-willed grandmother, Hager; Jimboy, Sandy's father, who travels the country looking for work; Aunt Tempy, the social climber; and Aunt Harriet, the blues singer who has turned away from her faith.

A fascinating chronicle of a family's joys and hardships, Not Without Laughter is a vivid exploration of growing up and growing strong in a racially divided society. A rich and important work, it masterfully echoes the black American experience.

About Langston Hughes

The great poet of the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes (1902-67) was equally adept at writing novels, plays, essays, song lyrics, and newspaper columns. In every genre, he created stirring expressions of life's struggles and joys.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ann

This was my first Langston Hughes but it won't be my last. I think I shall check out his autobiographies next... This is the story of Sandy and the people he loves. Sandy grows up in a poverty-stricken, African-America community in the post-slavery era. These are the people whose lives we enter - Sand......more

Goodreads review by robin

Nothing But Love There ain't no room in this world fo' nothing' but love, Sandy chile. That's all they's room fo' -- nothin' but love." In the above passage, Aunt Hager Williams gives her thoughts on the slavery she experienced in her youth to her young grandson, Sandy (James) Williams in the climacti......more