Paperback, 264 pages
English language
Published Oct. 7, 1970 by Longman.
Black Boy (Imprint Books)
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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
- English literature: literary criticism
- Historical - U.S.
- Literary
- People of Color
- For National Curriculum Key Stage 4 & GCSE
- Biography / Autobiography