{"product_id":"blacker-the-berry-1","title":"Blacker the Berry","description":"Originally published in 1929, \"The Blacker the Berry\" is a novel by American novelist Wallace Henry Thurman (1902-1934). An active writer during the Harlem Renaissance, he produced essays, worked as an editor, and was a publisher of numerous newspapers and journals. His best-known work, \"The Blacker the Berry\", represents a detailed exploration of the discrimination within the black community based on skin colour, with a higher value being placed on lighter skin. A moving tale of the hardships faced by African-American post-emancipation not to be missed by those interested in black history and literature. Contents include: \"If I Had Known by Alice Dunbar-Nelson\", \" Emma Lou\", \"Harlem\", \"Alva\", \"Rent Party\", \"Pyrrhic Victor\". Read \u0026amp; Co. Classics is proudly republishing this classic novel now in a brand new edition, complete with the introductory poem \"If I Had Known\" by Alice Dunbar-Nelson.","brand":"Wallace Thurman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46348272697580,"sku":"9781454960157","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781454960157.jpg?v=1744119588","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/blacker-the-berry-1","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}