Romance in Marseille

Romance in Marseille is a novel by Claude McKay. The novel was published posthumously in 2020, as editors considered the novel too transgressive for when it was written.[1][2] The novel is in part based on the real-life experiences of Simeon Dede.[3]

Romance in Marseille
AuthorClaude McKay
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
February 4, 2020

The novel is McKay's second posthumously published work.[3]

References

  1. Holcomb, Gary E. (Winter 2003). "Diaspora Cruises: Queer Black Proletarianism in Claude Mckay's "a Long Way from Home"". Modern Fiction Studies. 49 (4): 714–745. doi:10.1353/mfs.2003.0072. JSTOR 26286794.
  2. Zax, Talya (5 February 2020). "A Book So Far Ahead of Its Time, It Took 87 Years to Find a Publisher". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. Edwards, Brent Hayes (11 February 2020). "A Legless Black Man Comes Into a Windfall in This Biting Satire". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 April 2020.


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