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The only literary collaboration between Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, this play marked a turning point in African-American theater. This volume tells the story of the play's conception and inspiration and gives complete details of the irreparable rift in Hurston and Hughes's friendship that came about because of it. Also included is Hurston's short story, "Bone of Contention."

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15 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2015
    The Mule-Bone
    CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 48 pages · 9781507746745
  • Paperback · English · 2013
    The Mule-Bone
    CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 38 pages · 9781482356083
  • Paperback · English · 2008
    Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life (P.S.)
    Harper Perennial Modern Classics · 322 pages · 9780061651120
  • Paperback · English · 2007
    The Mule-Bone (A Comedy of Negro Life)
    IndyPublish · 64 pages · 9781428074514
  • Paperback · English · 2007
    The Mule-Bone
    Book Jungle · 52 pages · 9781604243468
  • Paperback · English · 2000
    HarperCollins Publishers · 9780060956486
DramaAfrican AmericansFiction, generalAmerican literatureWomen authorsAmerican dramaAfrican-American authorsAfrican americans, fiction