Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.52
EAN: 9780061130243
ISBN: 0061130249
Label: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: April 01, 2007
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Release Date: March 27, 2007
Sales Rank: 158096
Studio: Harper Perennial Modern Classics

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:


Richard Wright grew up in the woods of Mississippi amid poverty, hunger, fear, and hatred. He lied, stole, and raged at those around him; at six he was a "drunkard," hanging about in taverns. Surly, brutal, cold, suspicious, and self-pitying, he was surrounded on one side by whites who were either indifferent to him, pitying, or cruel, and on the other by blacks who resented anyone trying to rise above the common lot.



Black Boy is Richard Wright's powerful account of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. It is at once an unashamed confession and a profound indictment—a poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering.






Rating: - Excellent Story, Great Buy
I am already a Richard Wright fan and he is already quality reading and this particular book is no exception. The story is captiviating and you're compelled to learn more and more about the different characters as the story progresses. This piece of literature is a definite buy and should be part of anyone's collection.

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Rating: - Very good insight into that time period, early 1900's
Very good read, his experiences keep you reading and you want to find out what happens next in his life.

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Rating: - Come check out this FANTASTIC Event for BLACK BOY!
Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you know there is a GREAT event coming up almost a week away in New York City. The American Place Theatre's Festival: Literature to Life is performing a theatrical adaptation of BLACK BOY by Richard Wright on September 20th, 2008. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to see this moving autobiography come to life. Here's the information and can't wait to see you there!

The American Place Theatre's Fourth Annual Literature to Life Festival
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Rating: - Fantastic
I read Black Boy years ago and wanted to refresh my memory of the book. The author has a way of taking you into his world. I was rivited to the pages as I was all those years ago when I first read the book. I would recommend this book to anyone, young or old.

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Rating: - Surprisingly good
Often when you see books written about the life of black people in any point and time before the 1960's its main message is "My life was hard because white people are terrible," and that gets very redundant. However this was quite refreshing, as he did not harp on racism on every page. This is a very well written and intresting account of this man's unique life experiences and all the strange, crazy people he encountered within his family and outside them as well. People who have a few or several nuts ... Read More

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