419 pages
English language
Published Nov. 7, 2006 by HarperPerennial/Modern Classics.
4 stars
(2 reviews)
Black Boy is a classic of American autobiography, a subtly crafted narrative of Richard Wright's journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. An enduring story of one young man's coming of age during a particular time and place, Black Boy remains a seminal text in our history about what it means to be a man, black, and Southern in America.
Subjects
- Wright, Richard, -- 1908-1960 -- Childhood and youth.
- Wright, Richard, -- 1908-1960 -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi.
- African Americans -- Mississippi -- Social life and customs.
- Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi.
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
- African American authors -- Biography.
- Mississippi -- Social conditions.
- Mississippi -- Biography.