Dorothy West (1907 – 1998) played a role in the cultural flourishing and experimentation of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. Here we present quotes on identity and experience by this quietly influential author best known for The Living is Easy (1948) and The Wedding (1995).

Dorothy West started writing as a child and while still in her teens, her work was praised and received awards.

Her writing is admired for its nuanced views of middle and upper middle-class African American communities and how it comments on gender, class, and social structure through storytelling. Read More→