The Ways of White Folks

A black maid forms a close bond with the daughter of the cruel white couple for whom she works. Two rich, white artists hire a black model to pose as a slave. A white-passing boy ignores his mother when they cross each other on the street.

The celebrated short story collection from Langston Hughes, the American poet and writer often called the 'Poet Laureate of Harlem'.

Written with sardonic wit and a keen eye for the absurdly unjust, these fourteen stories about racial tensions are as relevant today as the day they were penned, and linger in the mind long after the final page is turned.

'Powerful, polemical pieces' New York Times
'Some of the best stories that have appeared in this country in years' North American Review

Dimensions: 13 x 20cm
272 page paperback book