Harlem Rhapsody by Murray, Victoria Christopher
Harlem Rhapsody by Murray, Victoria Christopher

Harlem Rhapsody

She found the literary voices that would shake the country...The extraordinary story of the woman who ignited...
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SKU: 9780593638484
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Author: Victoria Christopher Murray
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Harlem Rhapsody by Murray, Victoria Christopher

Harlem Rhapsody

$75.06
Harlem Rhapsody by Murray, Victoria Christopher

Harlem Rhapsody

$75.06
Author: Victoria Christopher Murray
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
She found the literary voices that would shake the country...The extraordinary story of the woman who ignited the Harlem Renaissance, written by Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Personal Librarian.

In 1919, as civil unrest grips the country, in a flourishing part of New York City called Harlem, something special is stirring. Here, the New Negro is rising and Black pride is evident everywhere...in music, theatre, fashion and the arts. And there on stage in the center of this renaissance is Jessie Redmon Fauset, the new literary editor of the preeminent Negro magazine The Crisis.

W. E. B. Du Bois, the founder and editor of The Crisis, has charged her with discovering young writers whose words will change the world. Jessie attacks the challenge with fervor, quickly finding sixteen-year-old Countee Cullen, seventeen-year-old Langston Hughes, and Nella Larsen, who becomes one of her best friends. Under Jessie's leadership, The Crisis thrives, the writers become notable and magazine subscriptions soar. Every Negro writer in the country wants their work published in the magazine now known for its groundbreaking poetry and short stories.

Jessie's rising star is shining bright....but her relationship with W.E.B. could jeopardize all that she's built. The man, considered by most to be the leader of Black America, is not only Jessie's boss, he's her lover. And neither his wife, nor their fourteen-year-age difference can keep the two apart. Their tumultuous affair is complicated by a secret desire that Jessie harbors -- to someday, herself, become the editor of the magazine, a position that only W. E. B. Du Bois has held.

In the face of overwhelming sexism and racism, Jessie must balance her drive with her desires. However, as she strives to preserve her legacy, she'll discover the high cost of her unparalleled success.

Author: Victoria Christopher Murray
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 02/04/2025
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780593638484
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