The Worlds of Langston Hughes

by Vera M. Kutzinski

Book Overview

The poet Langston Hughes was a tireless world traveler and a prolific translator, editor, and marketer. Translations of his own writings traveled even more widely than he did, earning him adulation throughout Europe, Asia, and especially the Americas. In The Worlds of Langston Hughes, Vera Kutzinski contends that, for writers who are part of the African diaspora, translation is more than just a literary practice: it is a fact of life and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080147826X
• ISBN13: 9780801478260
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher