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Jamaican-born author Claude McKay's 1928 novel HOME TO HARLEM was
compared to NIGGER HEAVEN in nearly every review. McKay himself was
frustrated by the comparison, and insisted that he had not read Van
Vechten's novel before he started his own. The novels were alike only in
that they both emphasized some racier aspects of Harlem life. Click on the letter to listen to Emily Bernard's commentary. 
Langston Hughes
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- Listen to a rich conversation between Emily and Judith Jones, who was Langston Hughes's last editor and who continues to work at Knopf -- Judith served as Emily's editor on this project as well. While you listen to the conversation (about 15 minutes in length), you can still move around the site, look at images and read excerpts and letters. This is a large file to download.
- Hear Emily read several of the letters from the book on Random House's Bold Type.
- Visit the Langston Hughes pages in the Knopf Poetry Center.
- Read an excerpt from Carl Van Vechten's contoversial novel, Nigger Heaven.
- Return to Emily Bernard's main desktop page.
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