PAPERBACK ISBN: 0-88258-028-0    $37.95

464 pages; 6 x 9 inches

A Collection of Writings by Jean Toomer

Edited by Darwin T. Turner

The Wayward and the Seeking: A Collection of Writings by Jean Toomer, edited by Darwin T. Turner, reveals Jean Toomer’s intellectual and psychological development before the publication of Cane.  It also unveils the lyrical and evocative book of short stories, poems, and vignettes that instantly made Toomer a major figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Included in this collection are samples from the various genres Toomer explored: autobiography, short stories, poetry, drama, and aphorisms. The Wayward and the Seeking not only gives readers a look at Toomer’s ex­tensive and varied collection of unpublished works; it also explores the forces that beckoned him away from a promising literary career. Included are samples of Toomer’s autobiographies, fiction, poetry, drama and aphorisms, and maxims.

“I would be a little disappointed in any library of American literature that did not contain Cane, I would have similar reservations about a li­brary that did not also include The Wayward and the Seeking.”—Toni Morrison

“Highly recommended for all collections of black literature, American literature, experimental writing or biography.”—Choice

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