Jean Toomer

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Harlem Renaissance figure book essayist human modernist literature modernist writer novelist playwright poet writer

Jean Toomer was an American writer best known for his modernist, genre-blending book "Cane," a landmark work in early 20th-century African American literature.

Aliases (1)

Cane ×7

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Harlem Renaissance figure → book → essayist → human → modernist literature → modernist writer → novelist → playwright → poet → writer →
author	Jean Toomer →
birthName	Nathan Pinchback Toomer →
causeOfDeath	multiple sclerosis →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1894-12-26 →
dateOfDeath	1967-03-30 →
education	studied at the City College of New York → studied at the University of Wisconsin–Madison →
ethnicBackground	mixed race →
ethnicIdentity	African American →
familyName	Toomer →
genre	African American literature → African American literature → experimental fiction → modernist literature → modernist literature →
givenName	Nathan →
influenced	Langston Hughes → Ralph Ellison → Toni Morrison →
influencedBy	Sherwood Anderson → W. E. B. Du Bois → Walt Whitman →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	Harlem Renaissance → modernism →
name	Jean Toomer →
notableWork	Cane →
occupation	farmer → teacher → writer →
placeOfBirth	Washington, D.C., United States →
placeOfDeath	Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States →
publicationDate	1923 →
religiousInfluence	Quakerism →
residence	Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States → New York City →
spouse	Margery Latimer → Marjorie Content NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cane → Cane →	author
The New Negro (anthology) →	containsWorkBy
Jean Toomer →	name
Harlem Renaissance →	notablePerson