Re her literary career; other writers of the Harlem Renaissance; her trip to Russia in the 1930s.

Harlem Renaissance writer Dorothy West led a charmed life in many respects. Born into a distinguished Boston family, she appeared in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess

A Companion to the Harlem Renaissance presents a comprehensive collection of original essays that address the literature and culture of the Harlem Renaissance f

This book illustrates African American writers' cultural production and political engagement despite the economic precarity of the 1930s.