Such Sweet Thunder

“Astonishing … an uncommonly rich picture of Black American family life in early 20th century Jim Crow America.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

This “vibrant portrait of African American life” in Jazz Age Kansas City captures the magic of childhood and parental love through the eyes of a remarkable boy (New York Times)


This must-read rediscovery, published in an elegant and unabridged paperback edition with a new foreword, is a literary masterpiece poised to take its rightful place in the American literary canon.

Such Sweet Thunder immerses readers in the life of a precocious infant, Amerigo Jones, and then tells the story of his first 18 years as he becomes aware… Keep Reading