Mule Bone: A comedy of Negro life

Name: Mule Bone: A comedy of Negro life
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Author: Langston Hughes
ISBN: 9780060968854

by Langston Hughes, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, George Houston Bass, Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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282 pages1991HarperPerennialISBN 9780060968854

African Americans -- Drama

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About this book

The only literary collaboration between Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, this play marked a turning point in African-American theater. This volume tells the story of the play's conception and inspiration and gives complete details of the irreparable rift in Hurston and Hughes's friendship that came about because of it. Also included is Hurston's short story, "Bone of Contention."

Publication Details

Publisher: HarperPerennial
Published: 1991
Pages: 282
ISBN: 9780060968854
Language: en

About Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes (1902-1967) Writer, editor, lecturer Langston Hughes achieved fame as a poet during the burgeoning of the arts known as the Harlem Renaissance, but those who label him "a Harlem Renaissance poet" have restricted his fame to only one genre and decade. In addition to his work as a poet, Hughes was a novelist, columnist, playwright, and essayist, and though he is most closely associated with Harlem, his world travels influenced his writing in a profound way. Langston Hughes followed the example of Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of his early poetic influences, to become the second African American to earn a living as a writer. His long and distinguished career produced volumes of diverse genres and inspired the work of countless other African American writers. --From Gale Cengage Learning Free resources