Home to Harlem An elemental part of Chinese

An elemental part of Chinese culture

she expects instant fruit—but with Nana Jan's guidance

Set in ancient Babylon

Like That: Living life without measurement

Home to Harlem An elemental part of ChineseClaude McKays first novel, Home to Harlem, was published in 1928 during the height of the Harlem Renaissance. McKay portrays Harlem post WWI through two Black migrants to New York: Jake, a Southern born African American longshoreman who deserts the U. S. army and returns to his home in Harlem; and Ray, an educated Haitian immigrant. With his innovative use of Black dialects, McKay portrays a complex world of Black people, both native born and