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Claude Mckay

Home to Harlem

Home to Harlem

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Jake Brown is a World War I army deserter who gets entangled in the seedy side of Harlem life in Claude McKay's novel Home to Harlem, exploring the plight of young Black men in the early twentieth century in America.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2024
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.

Jake Brown, a World War I army deserter, is one of the protagonists of Claude McKay's novel Home to Harlem. When he leaves London and returns to New York, Jake gets entangled in the seedy side of Harlem life, including prostitutes, clubs, and gambling halls. He reunites briefly with a former war buddy, Zeddy Plummer, and later befriends a Haitian immigrant named Ray while they are both working on a train. The novel explores the plight of young Black men in the early twentieth century in America and was both applauded and criticized for its sensual, brutal honesty of its portrayal of urban life.

Jake Brown, a World War I army deserter, is one of the protagonists of Claude McKay's novel Home to Harlem.


When he leaves London and returns to New York, Jake gets entangled in the seedy side of Harlem life, including prostitutes, clubs, and gambling halls. He reunites briefly with a former war buddy, Zeddy Plummer, and later befriends a Haitian immigrant named Ray while they are both working on a train.

The novel explores the plight of young Black men in the early twentieth century in America and was both applauded and criticized for its sensual, brutal honesty of its portrayal of urban life.

Weight: 124g
Dimension: 203 x 126 x 9 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780486852584

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