The Sweet Flypaper of Life

The Sweet Flypaper of Life
Front cover with title and authors, shows a black child staring and the beginning of the story written below
Front cover of the first edition, with a photo by DeCarava and text by Hughes
AuthorsRoy DeCarava and Langston Hughes
LanguageEnglish
Set inHarlem, New York City
PublisherSimon and Schuster
Publication date
November 1, 1955
Publication placeUnited States of America
OCLC228684724

The Sweet Flypaper of Life is a 1955 fiction and photography book by American photographer Roy DeCarava and American writer Langston Hughes. DeCarava's photos and Hughes's story, told through the character Sister Mary Bradley, depict and describe Black family life in Harlem, New York City, in the 1950s.