The Mule-Bone

by Langston Hughes

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

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