The Negro Novelist: A Discussion of the Writings of American Negro Novelists 1940-1950

Examines 'the complete output of American Negro novelists in a decade where the black writer emerged as a strong force in American letters,' and documents how the Negro writer viewed the American literary scene. Hughes analyzes the work of Himes, Motley, Yerby, Ellison, Wright, and many others. First Carol Publishing Edition., 288 pages. Paperback.