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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.

Full Name

Dorothy West

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


Unknown

RESIDENCE

West lived in Harlem, Manhattan, New York.

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OTHER

West studied at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York.

1907

BIRTH

West was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1907.

1948

LITWORK

The Living Is Easy


Novel.

1995

LITWORK

The Wedding


Novel.

1995

LITWORK

The Richer, the Poorer: Stories, Sketches and Reminiscences


Collection of short stories and reminiscences.

1998

DEATH

Dorothy West died in Boston, Massachusetts in 1998.

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