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'''Claude McKay''' (1889-1948) was a [[Jamaica]]n-born [[African-American]] novelist and poet. He was an important figure in the [[Harlem Renaissance]] and the first African American to write a best-selling novel.

'''Claude McKay''' (1889-1948) was a [[Jamaica]]n-born [[African-American]] novelist and poet. He was an important figure in the [[Harlem Renaissance]] and the first African American to write a best-selling novel.

In 2012, a researcher working in the archives of [[Columbia University]] discovered an unpublished McKay novel from 1941 titled ''Amiable With Big Teeth: A Novel of the Love Affair Between the Communists and the Poor Black Sheep of Harlem,'' in which the author commented on [[Harlem]]'s reaction to global events such as the Italian invasion of [[Ethiopia]] and his own break with the [[Communist]] Party.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/15/books/harlem-renaissance-novel-by-claude-mckay-is-discovered.html Felicia R. Lee, "New Novel of Harlem Renaissance Is Found," New York Times, September 14, 2012.]</ref>

In 2012, a researcher working in the archives of [[Columbia University]] discovered an unpublished McKay novel from 1941 titled ''Amiable With Big Teeth: A Novel of the Love Affair Between the Communists and the Poor Black Sheep of Harlem,'' in which the author commented on [[Harlem]]'s reaction to global events such as the Italian invasion of [[Ethiopia]] and his own break with the [[Communist]] Party.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/15/books/harlem-renaissance-novel-by-claude-mckay-is-discovered.html Felicia R. Lee, "New Novel of Harlem Renaissance Is Found," New York Times, September 14, 2012.]</ref>

==Published works==

==Published works==