Letters of Langston Hughes to H.R. Hays [manuscript], 1942 July 4-25.

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Letters of Langston Hughes to H.R. Hays [manuscript], 1942 July 4-25.

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Two letters and a postcard from Langston Hughes to H. R. Hayes, a reviewer for "Poetry Magazine," concern Haitian and Afro-Cuban writers. Hughes discusses Jacques Roumain, Félix Morrisseau-Leroy, Nicolás Guillén, and "Francisca" and his own influence on them. He also mentions a short story by Lino Novás Calvo as one of the best he ever read, recommends a book by Jose Antonio Fernandez de Castro, and notes Roumain's current activities in establishing an anthropological museum for the Haitian government.

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Guillén, Nicolás, 1902-1989

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Nicolás Guillén was a poet, journalist, political activist, writer, and first winner of Cuba's National Prize for Literature (1983). He was born Nicolás Guillén Batista in Camagüey, Cuba on 10 July 1902. He studied law at the University of Havana but gave it up, working as a typographer and journalist and beginning to publish poetry in the 1920s. Guillén's work was influenced by the poet Langston Hughes whom he met in 1930 and with whom he formed a lifelong friendship. Guillén drew from his mixe...

Hays, H. R. (Hoffman Reynolds), 1904-1980

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H. R. Hays received degrees from Cornell University ( B.A., 1925) and Columbia University (M.A., 1928) and had a long and varied career as a poet, novelist, critic, playwright, translator, social anthropologist, and educator. From the description of H. R. Hays correspondence with Latin American writers, 1922-1981 (bulk 1940-1955) (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 84467135 H. R. Hays was a New York playwright, anthropologist, poet and sometime collaborator w...

Campobello, Nellie, 1900-1986

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Fernández de Castro, José Antonio, 1897-

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Novás Calvo, Lino, 1905-1983

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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967

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Poet, author, playwright, songwriter. From the guide to the Langston Hughes collection, [microform], 1926-1967, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.) From the description of Langston Hughes collection, 1926-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 144652168 Langson Hughes: African-American poet and writer, author of Weary Blue (1926), The Big Sea (1940), and other works. ...

Morisseau-Leroy, Félix, 1912-1998

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Roumain, Jacques, 1907-1944

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Jacques Roumain (b. June 4, 1907, Port-au-Prince, Haiti,–d. August 18, 1944) was a Haitian writer, politician, and Marxist. He is considered one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature....