Jean Toomer
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About
An American novelist and poet, he was an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance. He is most famous for Cane, a series of vignettes about the lives of African-Americans.
Before Fame
He attended six colleges and studied agriculture, fitness, biology, sociology, and history; however, he never received a degree.
Trivia
He taught at an African-American school in Sparta, Georgia during the 1920s.
Family Life
He married Marjorie Content, his second wife, in 1934.
Associated With
His first novel, Cane, was heavily influenced by the work of Sherwood Anderson.
