Cane
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
A breakthrough in prose and poetical writing. . . . This book should be on all readers' and writers' desks and in their minds.-Maya Angelou
Jean Toomer was an American poet and novelist, a pivotal figure of the Harlem Renaissance and modernism. His work delves into the complexities of identity and the tensions between diverse cultural influences. Toomer grappled with racial categorization, resisting classification as a Black writer to emphasize the multifaceted nature of human experience. His writing probes profound questions of American identity and cultural displacement.

A breakthrough in prose and poetical writing. . . . This book should be on all readers' and writers' desks and in their minds.-Maya Angelou