First published 1991
Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, two titans of the Harlem Renaissance, team up to write a play that will define a generation. But as tensions rise on set, their creative partnership unravels, leading to a rift that will echo through literary history. This bittersweet tale explores the cost of artistic ambition and the fragility of even the strongest bonds.
Genres: drama, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, african-american, african-american-historical-fiction
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: creative-partnership, enemies-to-lovers
Period: 20th-century
44 pages · Paperback