Not Without Laughter

Langston Hughes was one of the best-known poets in modern America and his first novel, Not Without Laughter, is undoubtedly his finest prose. A classic of African-American literature, it is the poignant story of a young black boy's awakening to the sad and the beautiful realities of black life in a small Kansas town. Published in 1930, Not Without Laughter is a pioneering work of fiction, and has been in print ever since. This work is now available in trade paperback with a new introduction by bestselling author and poet Maya Angelou and a foreword by writer Arna Bontemps. "A lyrical, charming and moving story of a black Midwestern boy." —Arnold Rampersad * Cover design by Cheung Tai Cover photograph hy Barry Marcus