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Arna Bontemps

Arna Wendell Bontemps was an American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.

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Born 13 October 1902
Died 4 June 1973

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  • Cover of: You can't pet a possum

    First published in 1934 — 1 edition
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Born 13 October 1902
Died 4 June 1973

Subjects

African Americans, Fiction, Biography, History, American poetry, Children's fiction, African American authors, African americans, fiction, Afro-American authors, American literature, Drama, Slaves, Juvenile audience, Juvenile fiction, Slavery, Afro-Americans, Blacks, Collections, Fiction, historical, general, Juvenile literature, Literature, Anglo-Saxons, Black race, Classic Literature, Confederacy

Places

United States, England, Alabama, Calcutta, India, Massachusetts, Owl Creek Bridge, Surrey, America, Andover, Barbados, China, Eastern Europe, Haiti, Mallard residence, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Milford meeting house, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Harlem (New York, N.Y.), Mexico, Missouri

People

Devil, Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, John H. Watson, Peyton Farquhar, Sherlock Holmes, Stroke Moran, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Betty Parris, Brently Mallard, Bridget Bishop, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Proctor, Ezekiel Cheever, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), George Herrick, George Jacobs, Giles Corey, God, John Hale, John Hathorne, John Proctor, Josephine

Time

20th century, 1861-1865, 1877-1964, 19th century, American Civil War, 1692, 1775-1865, 1861-65, Civil War, 1861-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1600s, 1863-1877, Civil War, December, Revolution, 1791-1804, carnival

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Alternative names

  • Arna Wendell Bontemps
  • Bontemps, Arna Wendell
  • Arna BONTEMPS
  • Arna W. Bontemps
  • Arna. Editor Bontemps
  • ARNA BONTEMPS

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October 2, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig changed main name (as per Wikipedia)
October 2, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
August 29, 2021 Edited by Jenner Fill in bio
August 29, 2021 Edited by Jenner Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import