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Perhaps a reflection of the turmoil Dunbar faced personally as his health continued to decline and his marriage ended, Dunbar's fourth and final novel, The Sport of the Gods, is considered a protest novel. Received far better by critics than any previous novel, the book tells the story of Berry Hamilton, a black butler charged with theft by his white employers. The story follows the family through the hardships they encounter as a result of this experience.
Publication Date
1902
Publisher
Dodd, Mead and Company
City
New York
Keywords
Rural-urban migration--Fiction; African American families--Fiction; Domestic fiction; Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
Disciplines
American Literature | Arts and Humanities | English Language and Literature | Fiction | Literature in English, North America, Ethnic and Cultural Minority
Repository Citation
Dunbar , P. L. (1902). The Sport of the Gods. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company.
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