The Living Is Easy

Author: Dorothy West
ISBN: 9781558611474

One of only a handful of novels published by black women during the forties, the story of ambitious Cleo Judson is a long-time cult classic.The Living Is Easy is delightfully wry and ironic humor--even bitchiness--of the novel coexists with a challenging moral and social complexity. "A powerful work."--Essence "Dorothy West is a brisk storyteller with an eye for ironic detail...a deft stylist and writer of social satire."--Ms. "Long beloved for its wry and ironic humor, this novel continues to delight and challenge readers."--Feminist Bookstore News * Alternate of the Book-of-the-Month and Quality Paperback Book Clubs * Suggested for course use in: African-American studies 20th-century U.S. literature

Publisher: Feminist Press at CUNY
Publish Date: 1996

Subjects: Fiction / General, Fiction / Literary, Social Science / General

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Cross-Cultural Center (Location: Literature/Novel (LITR))