Taylor examines here perhaps the single most controversial set of personal and professional relationships in African American literature, centered in the iconic duo of Hughes and Hurston but including other unforgettable figures, white as well as black. Digging vigorously in sources new and known, he reconstructs this drama in clear, lively, and elegant if sometimes unsparing prose. This is a dazzling book, easy to read but richly rewarding.
Arnold Rampersad is the author of The Life of Langston Hughes (2 vols.) and Ralph Ellison: A Biography, among others.
Zora and Langston: A Story of Friendship and Betrayal by Yuval Taylor will be published on March 26th by W.W. Norton & Co.
Also: NY Times Book Review Gives a Full Page to Zora and Langston by Yuval Taylor