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The Sweet Flypaper of Life

Roy DeCarava (1919-2009)

Synopsis

A collaborative book pairing Roy DeCarava’s photographs with poetry by Langston Hughes. Set in a Harlem neighborhood, it is told from a woman’s point of view as she observes life from her apartment window.

Book Details

ISBN-10:
080901338X
ISBN-13:
9780809013388
PUBLISHER:
Hill and Wang
YEAR:
1967
BINDING:
Paperback
LANGUAGE:
English

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The Sweet Flypaper of Life

Roy DeCarava (1919-2009)

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