“…shows that, together, they changed the course of African-American literature, as the ‘first great American writers who implicitly claimed that their work was purely black.'”
“Taylor creates a perceptive portrait of the bizarre patron and of the Hurston-Hughes friendship. A fresh look at two important writers of the 1920s.”
“This is writing at its best and highly recommended for anyone interested in Egypt, modern or ancient.”
“…a fascinating and lively story of two iconoclastic writers…”
“Yuval Taylor digs deeply into the existing scholarship on both writers—and their times—to explore this unusual intimacy and the tragedy of its collapse. “
“An intriguing story about the most confounding and fascinating literary breakup in African American cultural history. “
“The best of the books written thus far about Warren Zevon.”
“Taylor has created an intimate portrait of two luminaries of American literature against a backdrop of the cultural, political, and economic forces that influenced them.”
“clear, lively, and elegant … this is a dazzling book, easy to read but richly rewarding.”
“Peter Hessler is one of the finest storytellers of his generation.”