Not Without Laughter

In a poor town in Kansas, an African American family struggles. At its centre sits Sandy Rodgers — a young boy attempting to find purpose amid the chaos, meagreness and music of his surroundings. His narrative intertwines with those of his family — his wandering father, his fervent grandmother, his blues-singing aunt — to create a brilliantly intricate portrait of Black life in the early twentieth century.

Not Without Laughter, Langston Hughes' unforgettable debut novel, is a landmark in the history of a racially divided America and one of the jewels of the Harlem Renaissance.

• Author
• Langston Hughes

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 256

• Publisher
• Penguin Classics

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 978-0-14-313186-1

• EAN
• 9780143131861

• Release date
• 2021