Cover of Black Boy

Black Boy

by Richard Wright

3.7
(33 ratings)
272 pages1945Penguin Random HouseISBN 9781784876135
ClassicsYoung AdultsadAfrican American authorsBiography & AutobiographyAfrican AmericansBiographyNonfictionFictionAfrican American novelistsAfrican American children
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About this book

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.

Publication Details

Publisher
Penguin Random House
Published
1945
Pages
272
ISBN
9781784876135

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