The Man Who Lived Underground : A Novel

The Man Who Lived Underground : A Novel

(Autor) Richard Wright
Formato: Paperback
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New York Times Bestseller From the legendary author of Native Son and Black Boy, the novel he was unable to publish during his lifetime--an explosive story of racism, injustice, brutality, and survival. "Not just Wright's masterwork, but also a milestone in African American literature . . . One of those indispensable works that reminds all its readers that, whether we are in the flow of life or somehow separated from it, above- or belowground, we are all human." (Gene Seymour, CNN.com) "The Man Who Lived Underground reminds us that any 'greatest writers of the 20th century' list that doesn't start and end with Richard Wright is laughable. It might very well be Wright's most brilliantly crafted, and ominously foretelling, book."--Kiese Laymon Fred Daniels, a Black man, is picked up by the police after a brutal double murder and tortured until he confesses to a crime he did not commit. After signing a confession, he escapes from custody and flees into the city's sewer system. This is the devastating premise of Richard Wright's scorching novel, The Man Who Lived Underground, written between his landmark books Native Son (1940) and Black Boy (1945), at the height of his creative powers. Now, for the first time, by special arrangement with the author's estate, the full text of the work that meant more to Wright than any other ("I have never written anything in my life that stemmed more from sheer inspiration") is published in the form that he intended, complete with his companion essay, "Memories of My Grandmother." Malcolm Wright, the author's grandson, contributes an afterword.

Information
Editorial:
HarperCollins
Formato:
Paperback
Número de páginas:
304
ISBN:
9780062971487
Año de publicación:
2022
Fecha publicación:
8 de Noviembre de 2022

Richard Wright

Richard Wright was an influential African American author known for his groundbreaking novel "Native Son." His raw, unflinching prose tackled issues of race, poverty, and injustice in America. Wright's work paved the way for future Black writers to explore the complexities of the Black experience in a segregated society.

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