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Arna Bontemps

Arna Wendell Bontemps was an American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.

American poet, novelist (1902–1973)

Born	13 October 1902
Died	4 June 1973

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American Negro poetry

by Arna Bontemps
First published in 1963
14 editions, 7 ebooks

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The United States in Literature

by James Edwin Miller, Carlota Cárdenas de Dwyer, Kerry M. Wood, John Smith, William Bradford, Sarah Kemble Knight, William Byrd II, Cotton Mather, Jonathan Edwards, and 190 others
First published in 1952
12 editions, 10 ebooks
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Black thunder

by Arna Bontemps, Andrew L. Barnes, and JoAnn M. Mirlenbrink
First published in 1936
12 editions, 3 ebooks
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Story of the Negro

by Arna Bontemps
First published in 1948
9 editions, 2 ebooks
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Prentice Hall Literature: Silver

by Sumner Braunstein, Rudolfo A. Anaya, Maya Angelou, Isaac Asimov, Toni Cade Bambara, Basho, Rosemary Benét, Morris Bishop, Arna Bontemps, and 74 others
First published in 1991
9 editions, 4 ebooks
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Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience

by Kate Kinsella, Abigail Adams Smith, Edward Albee, Amos Bronson Alcott, Julia Alvarez, A. R. Ammons, Sherwood Anderson, W. H. Auden, James Baldwin, and 158 others
First published in 1999
9 editions, 5 ebooks
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The poetry of the Negro, 1746-1949

by Langston Hughes, Arna Bontemps, Lucy Terry, Jupiter Hammon, Phillis Wheatley, George Moses Horton, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Armand Lanusse, Pierre Dalcour, and 134 others
First published in 1949
8 editions, 3 ebooks
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Chariot in the sky: a story of the Jubilee Singers

by Arna Bontemps
First published in 1951
7 editions, 2 ebooks
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The book of Negro folklore

by Langston Hughes and Arna Bontemps
First published in 1958
5 editions, 2 ebooks
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Prentice Hall Literature: The American Experience

by Nance Davidson, Edward Abbey, Abigail Adams, Sherwood Anderson, W. H. Auden, James Baldwin, Donald Barthelme, Ann Beattie, Ambrose Bierce, and 119 others
First published in 1989
5 editions, 4 ebooks
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Prentice Hall Literature Platinum

by Sumner Braunstein, Chinua Achebe, Samuel Allen, A. R. Ammons, Rudolfo A. Anaya, Isaac Asimov, W. H. Auden, Bashō, Ann Beattie, and 164 others
First published in 1989
5 editions, 3 ebooks
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Popo and Fifina

by Arna Bontemps First published in 1932
5 editions, 1 ebook
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Story of the Negro

by Arna Bontemps First published in 1960
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100 years of Negro freedom.

by Arna Bontemps First published in 1961
4 editions, 1 ebook
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Great slave narratives

by Arna Bontemps
First published in 1969
4 editions, 3 ebooks
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Harlem Renaissance Remembered: Essays

by Arna Bontemps First published in 1972
4 editions, 1 ebook
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God sends Sunday

by Arna Bontemps First published in 1931
4 editions, 1 ebook
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We have tomorrow

by Arna Bontemps First published in 1945
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Drums at dusk: a novel

by Arna Bontemps First published in 1939
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Arna Bontemps-Langston Hughesletters, 1925-1967

by Arna Bontemps First published in 1980
3 editions, 1 ebook
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American poet, novelist (1902–1973)

Born	13 October 1902
Died	4 June 1973

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL233569A
GoodReads: 9813621
ISNI: 0000000108744969
IMDb: nm0095226
Library of Congress Names: n79059813
MusicBrainz: 14777247-a32e-41fb-ae29-1ebd3aac7233
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): SGEV019599
VIAF: 17235442
Wikidata: Q690103
Inventaire.io: wd:Q690103

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Arna Wendell Bontemps
Bontemps, Arna Wendell
Arna BONTEMPS
Arna W. Bontemps
Arna. Editor Bontemps
ARNA BONTEMPS

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