{"product_id":"the-collected-writings-of-wallace-thurman-9780813533018","title":"The Collected Writings of Wallace Thurman","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the definitive collection of the writings of Wallace Thurman (1902-1934), providing a comprehensive anthology of both the published and unpublished works of this bohemian, bisexual writer. Widely regarded as the \u003ci\u003eenfant terrible\u003c\/i\u003e of the Harlem Renaissance scene, Thurman was a leader among a group of young artists and intellectuals that included, among others\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eLangston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Bruce Nugent, Gwendolyn Bennett, and Aaron Douglas. Through the publication of magazines such as \u003ci\u003eFIRE!!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarlem: A Forum of Negro Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Thurman tried to organize the opposition of the younger generation against the programmatic and promotional ideologies of the older generation of black leaders and intellectuals such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Benjamin Brawley. Thurman also left a permanent mark on the period through his prolific work as a novelist, playwright, short story writer, and literary critic, as well as by claiming for himself a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1: Essays on Harlem\u003cbr\u003e Part 2: Social essays and journalism\u003cbr\u003e Part 3: Correspondence\u003cbr\u003e Part 4: Literary essays and reviews\u003cbr\u003e Part 5: Aunt Hagar's children\u003cbr\u003e Part 6: Poems and short stories\u003cbr\u003e Part 7: Plays\u003cbr\u003e Part 8: Excerpts from the novels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863003693399,"sku":"9780813533018","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813533018.jpg?v=1759919331","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-collected-writings-of-wallace-thurman-9780813533018","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}