Cane: American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, 1986-1987; Florida And Louisiana Divisions; October, 1986 (Classic Reprint) (2nd Edition) (Norton Critical Editions Ser.)

By: Jean Toomer

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Synopsis: A lyrical &“groundbreaking work&” of the Harlem Renaissance, praised by writers from Langston Hughes to Maya Angelou and Alice Walker (The Washington Post). &“It would be good to hear their songs . . . reapers of the sweet-stalked cane, cutters of the corn . . . even though their throats cracked, and the strangeness of their voices deafened me.&” —&“Harvest Song,&” Jean Toomer Published in 1923, Jean Toomer&’s Cane has long been recognized as a pioneering work in African American literature. Employing a modernist, nontraditional structure of thematically linked prose vignettes, poems, and dialogue presented in evocative, often mournful lyrical tones, Toomer created a unique impressionistic mosaic of the inner lives of African Americans in the early twentieth century, encompassing the rural South and the urban North. Deeply felt and beautifully expressed, Toomer&’s masterpiece continues to resonate almost a century after it was written. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.