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Classics & Contemporary Book Discussion

Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes

2025-02-11 10:30:00 2025-02-11 11:30:00 America/Chicago Classics & Contemporary Book Discussion Join us to discuss Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes. Wilmette Public Library - Auditorium

Tuesday, February 11
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2025-02-11 10:30:00 2025-02-11 11:30:00 America/Chicago Classics & Contemporary Book Discussion Join us to discuss Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes. Wilmette Public Library - Auditorium

Join us to discuss Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes.

When first published in 1930, Not Without Laughter established Langston Hughes as not only a brilliant poet and leading light of the Harlem Renaissance but also a gifted novelist. In telling the story of Sandy Rogers, a young African American boy in small-town Kansas, and of his family—his mother, Annjee, a housekeeper for a wealthy white family; his irresponsible father, Jimboy, who plays the guitar and travels the country in search of employment; his strong-willed grandmother Hager, who clings to her faith; his Aunt Tempy, who marries a rich man; and his Aunt Harriet, who struggles to make it as a blues singer—Hughes gives the longings and lineaments of black life in the early twentieth century an important place in the history of racially divided America. (From the publisher)

Copies of the book are available here. Ebook copies are available through Digital Library of Illinois or the Libby app. Ebook and eaudiobook copies are always available through Hoopla

For those who would like to purchase a copy of Not Without Laughter, please support our local independent bookstore, The Book Stall at 811 Elm Street in Winnetka. Copies may also be available at Books Down Under on the Lower Level of the library. Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Wilmette Public Library. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Group |

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