Dorothy West

Novelist, Author

1907 – 1998

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Who was Dorothy West?

Dorothy West was a novelist and short story writer during the time of the Harlem Renaissance. She is best known for her novel The Living Is Easy, as well as many other short stories and essays, about the life of an upper-class black family.

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Born
Jun 2, 1907
Boston
Also known as
  • Mary Christopher
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Columbia University
  • Boston University
Died
Aug 16, 1998

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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