Not Without Laughter: A Sublime Book

A landmark of Harlem Renaissance fiction, Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes is a moving and beautifully observed portrait of African American life in early twentieth-century America. Blending the clarity of realism with the emotional music of blues and spirituals, this powerful African American coming-of-age novel follows young Sandy Rogers as he navigates family, identity, race, and the search for belonging in a world marked by both hardship and hope.

Set against the backdrop of Afric...