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Amiable with Big Teeth

Claude McKay
Wartime Jamaican Literature

Amiable with Big Teeth

Where you live is such an integral part of your everyday existence, and this is a novel about Harlem in the Depression Era — covering social politics, racial politics, as well as the complex interplay of social clubs and both religious and charitable organizations. This is a review of Claude McKay’s Amiable with Big Teeth.

Posted on February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 by S. Hargrave — Leave a Comment on Amiable with Big Teeth
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