Gentleman jigger : a novel /

Harlem Renaissance figure Nugent, who died in 1987, was a member of the self-proclaimed Niggerati that included Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and others. His never before published roman clef, written between 1928 and 1933, is a mess of a novel that's still a useful first-hand account of...

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Main Author: Nugent, Bruce, 1906-1987 (Author)
Other Authors: Wirth, Thomas H., 1938-2014 (Editor), Rampersad, Arnold (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, PA : Da Capo, [2008]
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Summary:Harlem Renaissance figure Nugent, who died in 1987, was a member of the self-proclaimed Niggerati that included Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and others. His never before published roman clef, written between 1928 and 1933, is a mess of a novel that's still a useful first-hand account of Jazz Age identity politics.
Item Description:"A novel of the Harlem Renaissance"--Cover.
The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:xviii, 331 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:9780786720637
0786720638