Bontemps, Arna(ud) (Wendell)
- Bontemps, Arna(ud) (Wendell)
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born Oct. 13, 1902, Alexandria, La., U.S.
died June 4, 1973, Nashville, Tenn.
At age three Bontemps moved with his family to California.
His poetry began appearing in the black magazines Crisis and Opportunity in the 1920s.
With Countee Cullen he turned his first novel,
God Sends Sundays (
1931),
into the play St. Louis Woman.
Two later novels dealt with slave revolts.
He edited anthologies with Langston Hughes and wrote prolifically for children,
mostly nonfiction works on African Americans and African American history.
He worked at Fisk University for most of his adult life.
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Universalium.
2010.
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Bontemps, Arna(ud) (Wendell) — (13 oct. 1902, Alexandria, La., EE.UU.–4 jun. 1973, Nashville, Tenn.). Escritor estadounidense del renacimiento de Harlem. A la edad de tres años, Bontemps se trasladó con su familia a California. En la década de 1920, su poesía empezó a… … Enciclopedia Universal
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Arna Bontemps — (15. August 1939) Arna Wendell Bontemps (* 13. Oktober 1902 in Alexandria, Louisiana; † 4. Juni 1973 in Nashville, Tennessee) war ein US amerikanischer Schriftsteller, der als einer der führenden Persönlichkeiten der Literatur und Kulturbewegung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bontemps — [ bɔntəmz], Arna Wendell, amerikanischer Schriftsteller, * Alexandria (Louisiana) 13. 10. 1902, ✝ Nashville (Tennessee) 4. 6. 1973; war anfangs von der »Harlem Renaissance« geprägt; Bontemps, selbst kreolischer Herkunft, setzte sich in seinen… … Universal-Lexikon
Arna Wendell Bontemps — noun United States writer (1902 1973) • Syn: ↑Bontemps • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author … Useful english dictionary
Bontemps — noun United States writer (1902 1973) • Syn: ↑Arna Wendell Bontemps • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author … Useful english dictionary
