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Jean Toomer, American Author

Nathan Eugene Pinchback Toomer (December 26, 1894 - March 30, 1967) was an American poet and novelist.  In 1923, he published the High Modernist novel Cane, in which he used a variety of forms, and material inspired by his time in Georgia. Many scholars have considered Cane to be Toomer's best work. Cane was hailed by critics and has been considered as an important work of both the Harlem Renaissance and Modernism. Toomer resisted racial classifications. He wanted to be identified only as an American. Accurately claiming ancestry among seven ethnic and national groups, and resisted being classified as a Negro writer. Winold Reiss, 1925 (cropped and cleaned).
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Jean Toomer, American Author
Nathan Eugene Pinchback Toomer (December 26, 1894 - March 30, 1967) was an American poet and novelist. In 1923, he published the High Modernist novel Cane, in which he used a variety of forms, and material inspired by his time in Georgia. Many scholars have considered Cane to be Toomer's best work. Cane was hailed by critics and has been considered as an important work of both the Harlem Renaissance and Modernism. Toomer resisted racial classifications. He wanted to be identified only as an American. Accurately claiming ancestry among seven ethnic and national groups, and resisted being classified as a Negro writer. Winold Reiss, 1925 (cropped and cleaned).
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