Jean Toomer fue un poeta y novelista estadounidense, una figura central del Renacimiento de Harlem y del modernismo. Su obra profundiza en las complejidades de la identidad y las tensiones entre diversas influencias culturales. Toomer luchó con la categorización racial, resistiéndose a ser clasificado como escritor negro para enfatizar la naturaleza multifacética de la experiencia humana. Su escritura explora profundas cuestiones de la identidad estadounidense y el desplazamiento cultural.
Darwin T. Turner's "Introduction" (to the 1975 Liveright edition of Cane), reprinted here, presents the historical and literary backgrounds of the work, as well as additional biographical information on Toomer. "Criticism", both contemporary and recent, on Cane and Toomer is wide-ranging and includes essays by W. E. B. Du Bois, Gorham B. Munson, Robert Bone, Patricia Watkins, Lucinda H. MacKethan, Nellie Y. McKay, and Darwin T. Turner.
This reprint offers an exact facsimile of the original 1931 edition, preserving the authenticity and details of the initial publication. It is not produced using Optical Recognition Software, ensuring that the text and layout remain true to the original. This edition is ideal for collectors and those interested in historical texts, providing a glimpse into the past through its unaltered presentation.