name: Charles W. Chesnutt
birth_date: 1858-06-20 00:00:00
death_date: 1932-11-15 00:00:00
genres: Politics, Fiction, Short Stories
influences: Joel Chandler Harris, Mark Twain, Ovid, William Dean Howells
avg_rating: 3.89
ratings_count: 10589
about: Charles Waddell Chesnutt was an author, essayist and political activist, best known for his novels and short stories exploring complex issues of racial and social identity.