The Essay - Brandon Taylor on Langston Hughes
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Five writers go on five reflective, restorative and often playful journeys in search of the final resting places of their literary heroes.
Today Brandon Taylor travels uptown through a racially-charged Manhattan to Harlem, where Langston Hughes is buried in a library - literally underneath his prophetic words.
Taylor is a New York-based fiction writer and essayist originally from Alabama. His novels include the Booker-shortlisted Real Life and The Late Americans, and he has also published a widely-praised short story collection, Filthy Animals.
Producer: Ciaran Bermingham
Published on Thursday, 8th June 2023.
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