This wide-ranging collection of essays contains unexplored themes and theoretical orientations centering on racism and spatial dimensions; the transnational and political Wright; Wright and masculinity, Wright and the American 1950s and 1960s; and some of the first analyses of Wright's recently published A Father ' s Law (2008).
“ There isn't any speech rhythm in that book . That's just written in plain American . ” Wright's musical laugh rolled up above the discordant laugh of the audience . Without waiting for the laughter to die down , North plunged in with ...
Skillfully interweaving quotations from Wright's writings, Rowley portrays a man who transcended the times in which he lived and sought to reconcile opposing cultures in his work.
A special 75th anniversary edition of Richard Wright's powerful and unforgettable memoir, with a new foreword by John Edgar Wideman and an afterword by Malcolm Wright, the author’s grandson.
"Superstition," Abbott's Monthly Magazine, II (Apr. 1931), 45-47, 64-66, 72-73. Uncle Tom's Children: Five Long Stories. New York: Harper & Bros., 1938. Uncle Tom's Children: Four Novellas. New York: Harper & Bros., 1938.
Richard Wright is one of the most important African American writers. He is also one of the most prolific.
Richard Wright
Presents a selection of criticism devoted to the work of African American author Richard Wright.
Examines the life and times of the influential African-American writer, from his early life as the son of a Mississippi sharecropper to his successful literary career, and his later life spent outside the United States.
After signing a confession, he escapes from custody and flees into the city’s sewer system. This is the devastating premise of this scorching novel, a never-before-seen masterpiece by Richard Wright.
Rich with historical and cultural value, these works are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.