{"product_id":"the-weary-blues-9780385352970","title":"The Weary Blues","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLANGSTON HUGHES was born in Joplin, Missouri, in 1902. After graduation from high school, he spent a year in Mexico with his father, then a year studying at Columbia University. His first poem published in a nationally known magazine was \"The Negro Speaks of Rivers,\" which appeared in \u003ci\u003eCrisis\u003c\/i\u003e in 1921. In 1925, he was awarded the First Prize for Poetry from the magazine \u003ci\u003eOpportunity\u003c\/i\u003e for \"The Weary Blues,\" which gave its title to this, his first book of poems. Hughes received his B.A. from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania in 1929. In 1943, he was awarded an honorary Litt.D. by his alma mater; during his lifetime, he was also awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship (1935), a Rosenwald Fellowship (1940), and an American Academy of Arts and Letters Grant (1947). From 1926 until his death in 1967, Hughes devoted his time to writing and lecturing. He wrote poetry, short stories, autobiography, song lyrics, essays, humor, and plays. A cross section of his work was published in 1958 as \u003ci\u003eThe Langston Hughes Reader; \u003c\/i\u003ea \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e first appeared in 1959 and a \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e in 1994. Today, his many works and his contribution to American letters continue to be cherished and celebrated around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51998217535762,"sku":"9780385352970","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_05061113-f8ce-4f4a-88b7-0145528c1f3f.jpg?v=1770144444","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-weary-blues-9780385352970","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}