Toomer, Jean (Vol. 13) - Introduction
Toomer, Jean 1894–1967
Toomer, a black American novelist, short story writer, poet, and dramatist, was one of the most important writers of the Harlem Renaissance. His major work, Cane, is an extraordinary collection of prose and poetry combined in an experimental novel unlike anything that had appeared before in American letters. Cane, which blends rural folkways with urban avant-garde culture, is a lyrical celebration of the black experience. (See also CLC, Vols. 1, 4.)
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