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Langston, a play

by Ossie Davis · 1982

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Poet Langston Hughes visits a church basement where a drama group is rehearsing one of his plays, and uses the actors to recreate scenes from his early life.

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thiswriterswritersMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 146 pages

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