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Published by Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2007
ISBN 10: 0061130249ISBN 13: 9780061130243
Seller: Gulf Coast Books, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good.
Published by Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2007
ISBN 10: 0061130249ISBN 13: 9780061130243
Seller: Gulf Coast Books, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Fair.
Published by Harper, 2005
ISBN 10: 0060834005ISBN 13: 9780060834005
Seller: Worldbridge Books, Reston, VA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. A special 75th anniversary edition of Richard Wright's powerful and unforgettable memoir, with a new foreword by John Edgar Wideman and an afterword by Malcolm Wright, the authorâ s grandson.When it exploded onto the literary scene in 1945, Black Boy was both praised and condemned. Orville Prescott of the New York Times wrote that â if enough such books are written, if enough millions of people read them maybe, someday, in the fullness of time, there will be a greater understanding and a more true democracy.â Yet from 1975 to 1978, Black Boy was banned in schools throughout the United States for â obscenityâ and â instigating hatred between the races.â Wrightâ s once controversial, now celebrated autobiography measures the raw brutality of the Jim Crow South against the sheer desperate will it took to survive as a black boy. Enduring poverty, hunger, fear, abuse, and hatred while growing up in the woods of Mississippi, Wright lied, stole, and raged at those around himâ "whites indifferent, pitying, or cruel and blacks resentful of anyone trying to rise above their circumstances. Desperate for a different way of life, he may his way north, eventually arriving in Chicago, where he forged a new path and began his career as a writer. At the end of Black Boy, Wright sits poised with pencil in hand, determined to â hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo.â Seventy-five year later, his words continue to reverberate. â To read Black Boy is to stare into the heart of darkness,â John Edgar Wideman writes in his foreword. â Not the dark heart Conrad searched for in Congo jungles but the beating heart I bear.â One of the great American memoirs, Wrightâ s account is a poignant record of struggle and enduranceâ "a seminal literary work that illuminates our own time. 703.
Published by Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2007
ISBN 10: 0061130249ISBN 13: 9780061130243
Seller: A Good Read, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 8 X 5.3 X 1.2 inches; 448 pages.
Published by Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2023
ISBN 10: 0062964135ISBN 13: 9780062964137
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Published by Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2023
ISBN 10: 0062964135ISBN 13: 9780062964137
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: New.
Published by Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2020
ISBN 10: 0062964135ISBN 13: 9780062964137
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: New.
Published by Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2023
ISBN 10: 0062964135ISBN 13: 9780062964137
Seller: eCampus, Lexington, KY, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good.
Published by Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2008
ISBN 10: 0061443085ISBN 13: 9780061443084
Seller: Ammareal, Morangis, France
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Softcover. Condition: Très bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque. Légères traces d'usure sur la couverture. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Former library book. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.
Published by HarperCollins 2023-01-10, 2023
ISBN 10: 0062964135ISBN 13: 9780062964137
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
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paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG.
Published by HarperCollins 2008-04-29, 2008
ISBN 10: 0061443085ISBN 13: 9780061443084
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
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paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG.
Published by Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2023
ISBN 10: 0062964135ISBN 13: 9780062964137
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Published by Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2023
ISBN 10: 0062964135ISBN 13: 9780062964137
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom
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Condition: New.