The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life
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The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life is a 1929 novel by Wallace Thurman. It is part of the Harlem Renaissance, a significant cultural movement in African-American literature and art during the 1920s. The novel, like Thurman's unfinished play Black Cinderella, addresses the issue of color prejudice within the Black community. This theme of exploring the complexities of Black experience, including internal social dynamics and the impact of racism, is characteristic of Harlem Renaissance fiction. Thurman's work, including this novel, often used satire to critique racial culture and the "Negro renaissance" itself.12
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