Black Boy A Record of Childhood and Youth Annotated |
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| Author:
| Wright, Richard |
| ISBN: | 979-8-7583-2363-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2021 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $9.50 |
Book Description:
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- Annotated with the Author's detailed Biography.
Black Boy (1945) is a memoir by American author Richard Wright, detailing his upbringing. Wright describes his youth in the South: Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee, and his eventual move to Chicago, where he establishes his writing career and becomes involved with the Communist Party.
Black Boy gained high acclaim in the United States because of Wright's honest and profound depiction of racism...
More Description - Annotated with the Author's detailed Biography.
Black Boy (1945) is a memoir by American author Richard Wright, detailing his upbringing. Wright describes his youth in the South: Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee, and his eventual move to Chicago, where he establishes his writing career and becomes involved with the Communist Party.
Black Boy gained high acclaim in the United States because of Wright's honest and profound depiction of racism in America. While the book gained significant recognition, much of the reception throughout and after the publication process was highly controversial.