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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
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Simple's Uncle Sam: With a New Introduction by Akiba Sullivan Harper

Simple's Uncle Sam: With a New Introduction by Akiba Sullivan Harper

Harper, Akiba Sullivan
Hughes, Langston

Paperback

HumorGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

Publisher Price: $19.00

ISBN10: 0809086816
ISBN13: 9780809086818
Publisher: Hill & Wang
Published: May 15 2000
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.45 Depth: 8.24
Language: English

Langston Hughes's most beloved character comes back to life in this extraordinary collection, Simple's Uncle Sam, featuring a new introduction by Akiba Sullivan Harper.

Langston Hughes is best known as a poet, but he was also a prolific writer of theater, autobiography, and fiction. None of his creations won the hearts and minds of his readers as did Jesse B. Semple, better known as Simple. Simple speaks as an Everyman for African Americans in Uncle Sam's America. With great wit, he expounds on topics as varied as women, Gospel music, and sports heroes--but always keeps one foot planted in the realm of politics and race.

Over the years readers have been able to appreciate Simple's situational humor as well as his poignant questions about social injustice in The Best of Simple and The Return of Simple. Now they can, once again, enjoy the last of Hughes's original Simple books.

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