Black Boy is Richard Wright’s unforgettable autobiographical story of growing up in the Jim Crow South. Published in 1945, the book is a lyrical and skillful description of Wright’s youth in... Læs mere
In this gripping and disturbing book, Richard Wright weaves his own childhood recollections with those of Bigger Thomas - a young black man trapped in a life of poverty in the... Læs mere
'Wright's unrelentingly bleak landscape was not merely that of the Deep South, or of Chicago, but that of the world, the human heart' James Baldwin Natural disasters, cold-blooded... Læs mere
'Powerful as [Richard Wright] was - is - as a writer, nobody can surpass him in doing certain kinds of writing...