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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10080908676X
ISBN-139780809086764
eBay Product ID (ePID)13038723021
Product Key Features
Book TitleReturn of Simple
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicShort Stories (Single Author), African American / General, Humorous / General
Publication Year1994
GenreFiction
AuthorLangston Hughes
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight14.7 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-045373
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal813/.52
SynopsisJesse B. Semple, "Simple" to his fans, first appeared in Langston Hughes's weekly column in 1943. Soon a beloved figure, Simple became the only major fictional character in U.S. literature to originate in the African-American press. Here is a wonderful new collection of Simple stories--more than half of which have never been published in book form. Introduction by Arnold Rampersad., Jesse B. Semple, Simple to his fans, first appeared in Langston Hughes's weekly column in 1943. Soon a beloved figure, Simple became the only major fictional character in U.S. literature to originate in the African-American press. Here is a wonderful new collection of Simple stories--more than half of which have never been published in book form. Introduction by Arnold Rampersad.