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[Letter from Langston Hughes to Manuel Zapata Olivella]

Hughes supported the literary endeavors of Zapata Olivella, who was 19 years his junior. Zapata Olivella went on to publish several short stories, eight novels, and six plays, including “Mangalonga, El Liberto,” which Hughes mentions passing along to a director in this letter.

Title[Letter from Langston Hughes to Manuel Zapata Olivella]
CreatorLangston Hughes
DateJuly 1, 1963
SourceManuel Zapata Olivella Papers
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