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2015 Reprint of 1902 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In "The Sport of the Gods", first published in 1902, Dunbar examines the life of urban Black Americans. Forced to leave the South, a family falls apart amid... Read Full Overview

The Sport of the Gods (1902) is a novel by African American author Paul Laurence Dunbar. Published while Dunbar was at the height of his career as one of the nation's leading black writers, The Sport of the Gods examines the lives of poor African Americans who,... Read Full Overview

A harrowingly intense exploration of life for African-Americans post-emancipation.

The 1902 novella presents the bleak truth for so many Black families who were forced to leave the southern US and face the harsh reality of life in a northern city. A... Read Full Overview

PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR was the preeminent African-American writer of his age. As a novelist, in this his final work, he reaches the height of his power. Spanning the post-Civil-War black experience-from dead-end drudgery on the southern plantation to counterfeit promises of New... Read Full Overview

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) was one of the first African American writers to gain national notoriety, and in his very short career amassed a wonderful collection of short stories, novels, plays, songs, essays and poetry. Dunbar used two very distinct styles in his writing:... Read Full Overview

"I should feel that he had made the strongest claim for the negro in English literature that the negro has yet made. He has at least produced something that, however we may critically disagree about it, we cannot well refuse to enjoy." --William Dean HowellsIn this extraordinary... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: The Sport of the Gods by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Berry Hamilton was living a pretty good life--up until he was accused of stealing money from his employer. Despite having worked for the family for twenty years, Berry is found guilty of a crime he did not commit and sentenced to prison. As his wife and children turn to the community,... Read Full Overview

"I should feel that he had made the strongest claim for the negro in English literature that the negro has yet made. He has at least produced something that, however we may critically disagree about it, we cannot well refuse to enjoy." --William Dean HowellsIn this extraordinary... Read Full Overview

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) was a seminal American poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His first collection of poetry, Oak and Ivy, was published in 1892 and attracted the attention of James Whitcomb Riley, the popular "Hoosier Poet". His second book, Majors... Read Full Overview

The Sport of the Gods is a novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar, first published in 1902, centered around urban black life. Forced to leave the South, a family falls apart amid the harsh realities of Northern inner city life in this 1902 examination of the forces that extinguish the... Read Full Overview

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"I should feel that he had made the strongest claim for the negro in English literature that the negro has yet made. He has at least produced something that, however we may critically disagree about it, we cannot well refuse to enjoy." --William Dean HowellsIn this extraordinary... Read Full Overview

"The Sport of the Gods" from Paul Laurence Dunbar. African-american poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries (1872-1906).