Harlem Rhapsody
Author: Murray, Victoria Christopher
ISBN: 9798217067558
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 04 Feb 2025
Pages: 560
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;The extraordinary story of Jessie Redmon Fauset whose exhilarating world of friends, rivals, and passions all combined to create the magic that was the Harlem Renaissance, written by Victoria Christopher Murray, Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling coauthor of Plt;iPgt;The Personal LibrarianPlt;/iPgt;.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;The extraordinary story of Jessie Redmon Fauset whose exhilarating world of friends, rivals, and passions all combined to create the magic that was the Harlem Renaissance, written by Victoria Christopher Murray, Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling coauthor of Plt;iPgt;The Personal LibrarianPlt;/iPgt;.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In 1919, as civil and social unrest grips the country, there is a little corner of America, a place called Harlem where something special is stirring. Here, the New Negro is rising and Black pride is evident everywhereP#8230;in music, theatre, fashion and the arts. And there on stage in the center of this renaissance is Jessie Redmon Fauset, the new literary editor of the preeminent Negro magazine Plt;iPgt;The CrisiPlt;/iPgt;s.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;W.E.B. Du Bois, the founder and editor of Plt;iPgt;The CrisisPlt;/iPgt;, has charged her with discovering young writers whose words will change the world. Jessie attacks the challenge with fervor, quickly finding sixteen-year-old Countee Cullen, seventeen-year-old Langston Hughes, and Nella Larsen, who becomes one of her best friends. Under JessieP#8217;s leadership, Plt;iPgt;The CrisisPlt;/iPgt; thrives, the writers become notable and magazine subscriptions soar. Every Negro writer in the country wants their work published in the magazine now known for its groundbreaking poetry and short stories. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;JessieP#8217;s rising star is shining brightP#8230;.but her relationship with W.E.B. could jeopardize all that sheP#8217;s built. The man, considered by most to be the leader of Black America, is not only JessieP#8217;s boss, heP#8217;s her lover. And neither his wife, nor their fourteen-year-age difference can keep the two apart. Their torrid and tumultuous affair is complicated by a secret desire that Jessie harbors P#8212; to someday, herself, become the editor of the magazine, a position that only W.E.B. Du Bois has held.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In the face of overwhelming sexism and racism, Jessie must balance her drive with her desires. However, as she strives to preserve her legacy, sheP#8217;ll discover the high cost of her unparalleled success.
ISBN: 9798217067558
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 04 Feb 2025
Pages: 560
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;The extraordinary story of Jessie Redmon Fauset whose exhilarating world of friends, rivals, and passions all combined to create the magic that was the Harlem Renaissance, written by Victoria Christopher Murray, Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling coauthor of Plt;iPgt;The Personal LibrarianPlt;/iPgt;.Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;The extraordinary story of Jessie Redmon Fauset whose exhilarating world of friends, rivals, and passions all combined to create the magic that was the Harlem Renaissance, written by Victoria Christopher Murray, Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling coauthor of Plt;iPgt;The Personal LibrarianPlt;/iPgt;.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In 1919, as civil and social unrest grips the country, there is a little corner of America, a place called Harlem where something special is stirring. Here, the New Negro is rising and Black pride is evident everywhereP#8230;in music, theatre, fashion and the arts. And there on stage in the center of this renaissance is Jessie Redmon Fauset, the new literary editor of the preeminent Negro magazine Plt;iPgt;The CrisiPlt;/iPgt;s.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;W.E.B. Du Bois, the founder and editor of Plt;iPgt;The CrisisPlt;/iPgt;, has charged her with discovering young writers whose words will change the world. Jessie attacks the challenge with fervor, quickly finding sixteen-year-old Countee Cullen, seventeen-year-old Langston Hughes, and Nella Larsen, who becomes one of her best friends. Under JessieP#8217;s leadership, Plt;iPgt;The CrisisPlt;/iPgt; thrives, the writers become notable and magazine subscriptions soar. Every Negro writer in the country wants their work published in the magazine now known for its groundbreaking poetry and short stories. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;JessieP#8217;s rising star is shining brightP#8230;.but her relationship with W.E.B. could jeopardize all that sheP#8217;s built. The man, considered by most to be the leader of Black America, is not only JessieP#8217;s boss, heP#8217;s her lover. And neither his wife, nor their fourteen-year-age difference can keep the two apart. Their torrid and tumultuous affair is complicated by a secret desire that Jessie harbors P#8212; to someday, herself, become the editor of the magazine, a position that only W.E.B. Du Bois has held.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In the face of overwhelming sexism and racism, Jessie must balance her drive with her desires. However, as she strives to preserve her legacy, sheP#8217;ll discover the high cost of her unparalleled success.
