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(1907- 1998) Short-story writer, novelist. Dorothy West was born in Boston, Massachusetts and lived in Harlem, New York. At age 18, her short story “The Typewriter” won the “Opportunity” magazine prize. West was a contemporary of many of the major literary figures of the Harlem Renaissance, including Wallace Thurman, Zora Neale Hurston, and Langston Hughes. She founded the literary magazine “Challenge” in the 30s, wrote the novel “The Living Is Easy” (1948), and published over 60 short stories.
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Dorothy West
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