Black Boy
by Wright, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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Synopsis
Black Boy (1945) is an autobiography by Richard Wright. Depicting Wright's life in great detail, the book tells the story of his troubled youth and race relations in the South. It is about the many struggles that a person of his race must go through in order to survive in the early 1900's. In the story, Richard is a non religious child who grows up in a racist world. He must overcome those struggles in order to bring himself and loved family members to the north.
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- Seller
- Book Happy Booksellers (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 016056
- Title
- Black Boy
- Author
- Wright, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- biography autobiography african-american ethnicity racism race south bigotry
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- Biography;
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- VG+/VG
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- Book Club Edition
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