Cane
Recommended by Farah Jasmine Griffin, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #77 in Modernism
Jean Toomer's Cane is one of the most significant works to come out of the Harlem Renaissance and is considered to be a masterpiece in American modernist literature due to its distinct structure and style. First published in 1923 and told through a series of vignettes, Cane uses poetry, prose and play-like dialogue to create a window into the varied lives of African Americans living in the rural South and urban North during a time when Jim Crow laws pervaded and racism reigned. less
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Farah Jasmine Griffin Cane is one of the most beautiful novels in all of American literature. It eschews straightforward storytelling; it’s a very experimental book in both form and content. (Source)
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