A long way from home: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

A long way from home is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for McKay, Claude (1890–1948).

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"A Long Way From Home" by Claude McKay is an autobiography published in 1937. The book chronicles McKay's journey from Jamaica to America and his travels through Europe, Russia, and North Africa during the 1920s and 1930s. As a pioneering Black poet and "rebel sojourner," McKay offers a candid exposé of the Harlem Renaissance and the radical Left politics of the era. The narrative explores themes of racial identity, artistic integrity, and political consciousness, capturing the challenges of maintaining an authentic voice as a Black writer navigating early twentieth-century America's literary world and racial tensions.

Book and edition facts

• Title: A long way from home
• Author credits: McKay, Claude (1890–1948)
• Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

• African American authors -- Biography
• Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
• Authors, Jamaican -- 20th century -- Biography
• Jamaican Americans -- Biography
• Jamaican Americans -- Intellectual life
• McKay, Claude, 1890-1948

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• Category: American Literature
• Category: Novels

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