Eight Men: Short Stories

Name: Eight Men: Short Stories
Brand: Wright, Richard
SKU: AV-9780061450181
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Rating: 4.1 (190 reviews)

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“[Wright’s] landscape was not merely that of the Deep South, or of Chicago, but that of the world, of the human heart.” –James BaldwinHere, in these powerful stories, Richard Wright takes readers into this landscape once again.Each of the eight stories in Eight Men focuses on a black man at violent odds with a white world, reflecting Wright's views about racism in our society and his fascination with what he called "the struggle of the individual in America." These poignant, gripping stories will captivate all those who loved Black Boy and Native Son. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

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Here, in these powerful stories, Richard Wright takes readers into this landscape once again. Each of the eight stories in Eight Men focuses on a black man at violent odds with a white world, reflecting Wright's views about racism in our society and his fascination with what he called "the struggle of the individual in America." These poignant, gripping stories will captivate all those who loved Black Boy and Native Son.Biographie de l'auteurRichard Wright won international renown for his powerful and visceral depiction of the black experience. He stands today alongside such African-American luminaries as Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison, and two of his novels,Native Son and Black Boy, are required reading in high schools and colleges across the nation. He died in 1960.

Eight Men: Short Stories

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Le Pitch

“[Wright’s] landscape was not merely that of the Deep South, or of Chicago, but that of the world, of the human heart.” –James BaldwinHere, in these powerful stories, Richard Wright takes readers into this landscape once again.Each of the eight stories in Eight Men focuses on a black man at violent odds with a white world, reflecting Wright's views about racism in our society and his fascination with what he called "the struggle of the individual in America." These poignant, gripping stories will captivate all those who loved Black Boy and Native Son. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

Détails du livre

Titre complet

Eight Men: Classic Short Stories by Richard Wright – Essential African American Literature on Race

Editeur

Format

Broché

Publication

10 janvier 2023

Pages

304

Taille

20.3 x 13.5 x 1.8 cm

Poids

221

ISBN-13

9780061450181

Contenu

4ème de couverture

Here, in these powerful stories, Richard Wright takes readers into this landscape once again. Each of the eight stories in Eight Men focuses on a black man at violent odds with a white world, reflecting Wright's views about racism in our society and his fascination with what he called "the struggle of the individual in America." These poignant, gripping stories will captivate all those who loved Black Boy and Native Son.Biographie de l'auteurRichard Wright won international renown for his powerful and visceral depiction of the black experience. He stands today alongside such African-American luminaries as Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison, and two of his novels,Native Son and Black Boy, are required reading in high schools and colleges across the nation. He died in 1960.

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