30+ Dorothy West The Wedding. The publication of the wedding by dorothy west, the last surviving member of the harlem renaissance, was not only a landmark literary event, but a commercial success as well. In her final novel, dorothy west explores the dynamics of an affluent african american community on martha’s vineyard in the 1950s.
The publication of the wedding by dorothy west, the last surviving member of the harlem renaissance, was not only a landmark literary event, but a commercial success as well. A shock wave breaks over the oval as its longtime members grapple with the changing face of its community. The wedding is a wise and heartfelt novel about the shackles of race and class we all wear and the price we pay to break them.