Quote by Dorothy West

Dorothy West was an American novelist whose works significantly contributed to African American literature. Born on June 2, 1907, in Atlanta, Georgia, she spent much of her life in Boston, Massachusetts. West's novel 'The Living is Easy,' published in 1948, earned her the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. Her writing often centered on the lives of African American women and the challenges they encountered during the mid-20th century. more