Richard Wright: A Documented Chronology, 1908-1960
- ISBN-10
- 0786465670
- ISBN-13
- 9780786465675
- Series
- Richard Wright
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 456
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-12-24
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Authors
- Yoshinobu Hakutani, Toru Kiuchi
Description
In this minutely detailed, comprehensive chronology, authors Kiuchi and Hakutani document the life in letters of the greatest African American writer of the twentieth century. The author of Black Boy and Native Son, among other works, Wright wrote unflinchingly about the black experience in the United States, where his books still influence discussions of race and social justice. Entries are documented by Wright's journals, articles, and other works published and unpublished, as well as his letters to and from friends, associates, writers and public figures. Part One covers Wright's life through the year 1946, the period in which he published his best-known work. Part Two covers the final fifteen years of his life in exile, a prolific period in which he wrote two novels, four works of nonfiction, and four thousand haiku. Each part begins with a historical and critical introduction.
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