← Herbert SimmonsMan Walking on Eggshellsby Herbert SimmonsFind on Amazon↗About the authorHerbert SimmonsHerbert Simmons wrote Corner Boy and Man Walking on Eggshells, two impressive novels of Black urban life in St. Louis. His work belongs to the tradition of African American social naturalism but with a lyrical intensity.More by Herbert SimmonsCorner BoyYoung Black man navigates St. Louis streets, poverty, and search for identity and belonging→