His first book of poetry was, ‘The Weary Blues’, which was published in 1926. This book made him known among literary people. James went to Lincoln University in Oxford, Pennsylvania, on a scholarship. He received his B.A. degree there in 1929. From then on James earned his living as a writer. 'Not Without Laughter', which was published in 1930, was the novel that won the Harmon gold medal for literature...
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He received his B.A. degree there in 1929. From then on James earned his living as a writer. 'Not Without Laughter', which was published in 1930, was the novel that won the Harmon gold medal for literature. He also took out a book of poems, in 1932 for children, called, 'The Dream Keeper'. Langston’s play, 'Mulatto' opened on Broadway in 1935...
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Langston Hughes Examples of his work are Not Without Laughter (1930), a novel; The Ways of White Folks (1934), a collection of short stories; The Big Sea (1940), an autobiography; The Langston Hughes Reader (1958); The Best of Simple (1961); and Five Plays by Langston Hughes (1963)...	2 / 281
Langston Hughes Most of Hughes's sketches about Simple have no plot. Simple expresses his opinions about current issues. He is outspoken, arousing, and impulsive. Hughes used Simple to show what an intelligent, but uneducated, proud black man might say if given the chance...	1 / 215
Visions And Voices The biographical film of Langston Hughes is both informative and entertaining. It approaches Hughes's life with insightful observations from the people that personally knew him...	1 / 196
Langston Hughes Biography Her first husband was killed at Harper's Ferry while fighting with John Brown; her second husband, Hughes' grandfather, was a prominent politician in Kansas during the Reconstruction period...	2 / 312