The Ways of White Folks

A collection of vivid and sharp short stories illustrating the sometimes amusing but more frequently tragic encounters between Black and white individuals in America throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Langston Hughes one of the most influential writers of the Harlem Renaissance is best known as a poet but these stories demonstrate his ability as a dynamic storyteller. His work incorporates elements of blues and jazz as well as speaking and song into a triumphant and entirely unique style.