A long way from home by Claude McKay
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Author | McKay, Claude, 1890-1948 |
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LoC No. | 37003570 |
Title | A long way from home |
Original Publication | United States: Lee Furman Inc., 1937. |
Note | Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
Credits | Tim Lindell, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
Summary | "A Long Way From Home" by Claude McKay is a novel written in the late 1930s. The book explores themes of identity, ambition, and the immigrant experience in America, particularly through the eyes of the main character, who is a Jamaican poet striving for recognition in a new land. The narrative captures the protagonist’s journey from a local sensation in Jamaica to navigating the complexities of race, aspiration, and the literary world in the United States. At the start of the novel, the protagonist reflects on a moment of personal triumph as he is about to return to New York after a trip. He is filled with optimism, buoyed by a letter from a well-known editor who has shown interest in his poetry. However, his plans are thwarted when he is arrested by police in Pittsburgh, leading to a chance encounter with the judge who recognizes his talent. Through this incident, the narrative sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the character's struggles with societal expectations and personal aspirations, illustrating the tensions of being a Black artist in early 20th-century America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
Language | English |
LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
Subject | Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography |
Subject | McKay, Claude, 1890-1948 |
Subject | Authors, Jamaican -- 20th century -- Biography |
Subject | Jamaican Americans -- Intellectual life |
Subject | African American authors -- Biography |
Subject | Jamaican Americans -- Biography |
Category | Text |
EBook-No. | 71744 |
Release Date | Sep 27, 2023 |
Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
Downloads | 118 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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