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Nigger Heaven is a novel written by Carl Van Vechten, and published in October 1926. The book is set during the Harlem Renaissance in the United States in the 1920s. The book and its title have been controversial since its publication.
Opening on a scene of tawdry sensationalism, Nigger Heaven shifts decisively to a world of black middle-class respectability, defined by intellectual values, professional ambition, and an...
Nigger Heaven. Carl van Vechten, Kathleen Pfeiffer (Introduction) 3.40. 271 ratings26 reviews. A controversial but appealing, amusing, and vivacious celebration of Harlem and the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920’s.
Carl Van Vechten's book 'Nigger Heaven' is a controversial novel that delves into the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. The story follows the lives of African Americans in...
Nigger Heaven. Lest I perish in the flood." Countée Cullen. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in 1926, before the cutoff of January 1, 1929. The longest-living author of this work died in 1964, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life ...
When Carl Van Vechten's Nigger Heaven was first pub- lished in 1926 by Alfred Knopf, the title alone created an uproar. Many African Americans were incensed, while others, whites included, were intrigued. It was a title cal- culated both to appeal to and to satirize the racist sensi- bilities of the era.
Van Vechten’s best-selling “Nigger Heaven” helped make Harlem hot, even as its title guaranteed a stormy reception.
