A collection of interviews presents a portrait of the late American writer, offering glimpses into his development and character, as well as his concerns about racism and world events
This listing of books that formed and influenced him includes second-hand books he bought while living in extreme poverty in Chicago, some borrowed books never returned, books purchased in New York and Paris, books Wright deemed required ...
Collected interviews with the celebrated African American novelist
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CR : Having known Wright very well , you are in an excellent position to evaluate Constance Webb's biography of him . MW : I think it is a phony book . I just don't understand that book at all . There are some definite errors in it .
In these twelve essays written over the last two decades Michel Fabre, Wright's biographer, follows Wright's search in an investigation of the novelist's life and career.
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.
The first scholarly consideration of the over eight hundred haiku written late in Wright's life
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.
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.
The first collection of interviews with the renowned poet of Home/Bass and other much-admired works