Not Without Laughter
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Not Without Laughter is Langston Hughes’s semi-autobiographical 1930 novel that portrays African American life and coming-of-age in a Midwestern Kansas town during the early 20th century.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American literature work
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coming-of-age novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Langston Hughes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
African American life in a small town
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intergenerational family relationships ⓘ segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
African American family life
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class and social mobility ⓘ coming-of-age ⓘ music and African American culture ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ religion and spirituality ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| hasAutobiographicalElements | true ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later African American fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African American families—Fiction
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African American literature ⓘ
surface form:
African Americans—Kansas—Fiction
Bildungsromans ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
education as a path to advancement
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family and community support ⓘ identity formation ⓘ music and joy amid hardship ⓘ poverty and economic struggle ⓘ racial inequality ⓘ religious faith and doubt ⓘ |
| includedIn | studies of Harlem Renaissance literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sandy Rodgers ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early novel by Langston Hughes
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portrayal of Midwestern African American life ⓘ |
| partOf | African American literary canon ⓘ |
| protagonist | Sandy Rodgers ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1930 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | Kansas ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| title | Not Without Laughter self-link ⓘ |
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