The Living is Easy
Multi-cultural fiction, Serious and literary fiction, Customs and cultures, General non-fiction
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
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 studies20th-century U.S. literature