TY - GEN T1 - Literary sisters : Dorothy West and her circle : a biography of the Harlem Renaissance A1 - Mitchell, Verner D., 1957- A2 - Davis, Cynthia, 1946- LA - English PP - New Brunswick, N.J. PB - Rutgers University Press YR - 2012 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn777375539 AB - "Harlem Renaissance writer Dorothy West led a charmed life in many respects. Born into a distinguished Boston family, she appeared in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, then lived in the Soviet Union with a group that included Langston Hughes, to whom she proposed marriage. She later became friends with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who encouraged her to finish her second novel, The Wedding, which became the octogenarian author's first bestseller. Literary Sisters reveals a different side of West's personal and professional lives - her struggles for recognition outside of the traditional literary establishment, and her collaborations with talented African American women writers, artists, and performers who faced these same problems. West and her "literary sisters"--Women like Zora Neale Hurston and West's cousin, poet Helene Johnson - created an emotional support network that also aided in promoting, publishing, and performing their respective works. Integrating rare photos, letters, and archival materials from West's life, Literary Sisters is not only a groundbreaking biography of an increasingly important author but also a vivid portrait of a pivotal moment for African American women in the arts."--Project Muse. OP - 200 CN - PS153.N5 M58 2012eb SN - 9780813552132 SN - 0813552133 SN - 9780813551456 SN - 9780813551463 SN - 0813551455 SN - 0813551463 KW - West, Dorothy, : 1907-1998 : Criticism and interpretation. KW - West, Dorothy, : 1907-1998 KW - American literature : African American authors : History and criticism. KW - American literature : Women authors : History and criticism. KW - African American women : Intellectual life. KW - African American women in literature. KW - Harlem (New York, N.Y.) : Intellectual life : 20th century. KW - African American arts : New York (State) : New York. KW - Harlem Renaissance. KW - Écrits de femmes américains : Histoire et critique. KW - Noires américaines : Vie intellectuelle. KW - Arts noirs américains : New York (État) : New York. KW - LITERARY CRITICISM : American : General. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Women's Studies. KW - African American arts KW - African American women in literature KW - African American women : Intellectual life KW - American literature : African American authors KW - American literature : Women authors KW - Harlem Renaissance KW - Intellectual life KW - New York (State) : New York KW - New York (State) : New York : Harlem KW - 1900-1999 KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc. ER -