Claude McKay

Songs From Jamaica

originally published:
Kingston, Jamaica
1912

awards:

  • Blockson101(1922)
  • First Book(1912)
  • First Book(1920)

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bio notes:
born: 9/15/1890
died: 5/22/1948
born as: Claude McKay

Jamaican-born poet and novelist whose Home to Harlem (1928) was the most popular novel written by an American black to that time. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature

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Collecting tips:

Many of McKay's books are often distinguished by the vivid dustjacket art work, much of it designed by Aaron Douglas, including his books Banjo (1929), Home to Harlem (1928), A Long Way from Home (1937), and Banana Bottom (1933). However, his first book, Songs from Jamaica (1912), published in London in wrappers is harder to find.
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