{"product_id":"not-without-laughter-9780020209850","title":"Not Without Laughter","description":"\u003cb\u003eAlthough best known as a poet and pioneer of the Harlem Renaissance movement, Langston Hughes proves himself one of modern literature's most revered and versatile African-American authors with \u003ci\u003eNot Without Laughter\u003c\/i\u003e, a powerful classic novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a moving portrait of African-American family life in 1930s Kansas, following young Sandy Rogers as he comes of age. Sandy's mother, Annjee, works as a housekeeper for a rich white family, while his father traverses the country in search of work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot Without Laughter\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving examination of growing up in a racially divided society. A rich and important work, Hughes deftly echoes the Black American experience with this novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLangston Hughes (1902-1967) was born in Joplin, Missouri, and lived much of his life in Harlem, New York. As one America's most cherished chroniclers of the Black experience, known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance, Hughes's work was constantly groundbreaking throughout his forty-six-year career. His poetry about the ocean and the symbolism that surrounds it stems from his travels through Africa and Europe working as a seaman.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Touchstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674603229458,"sku":"9780020209850","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_45cea127-80fb-4e56-808c-93dcd1efd134.jpg?v=1770134966","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/not-without-laughter-9780020209850","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}