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Wallace Thurman

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Wallace Thurman (1902-1934) was a novelist, essayist, editor and playwright of the Harlem Renaissance. In addition to The Blacker the Berry he wrote two other novels, Infants of Spring and Inverne and a play, Harlem. He founded the magazines Outlet, Fire!! and The Looking Glass and edited numerous other publications

Books by Wallace Thurman

The Blacker the Berry

A beautifully designed series that pays homage to the essential books of the most important and revolutionary Black arts movements in modern history.

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The Blacker the Berry . . .

The groundbreaking Harlem Renaissance novel about prejudice within the black community

A Penguin Classic

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