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From one of the most significant figures of the Harlem Renaissance comes a narrative defining book chronicling his life from Jamaica to New York City

Claude McKay's long odyssey from Jamaica to Harlem, Europe, North Africa, Russia, and back to America... Read Full Overview

First published in 1937 in the US by Lee Furman, Inc. This edition based on original cover and text.

A Jamaican-born writer describes his experiences traveling throughout the world following World War I, and recalls his friendships with celebrities of the Twenties and... Read Full Overview

From one of the most significant figures of the Harlem Renaissance comes a narrative defining book chronicling his life from Jamaica to New York City

Claude McKay's long odyssey from Jamaica to Harlem, Europe, North Africa, Russia, and back to America... Read Full Overview

Claude McKay (1889-1948) was one of the most prolific and sophisticated African American writers of the early twentieth century. A Jamaican-born author of poetry, short stories, novels, and nonfiction, McKay has often been associated with the "New Negro" or Harlem Renaissance,... Read Full Overview

Bonded Leather binding